Rainfall in Ger tops that of 90% of mainland French towns: 1,081 mm a year
July afternoons average 25.2°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in August. By January nights alone, it runs colder than 72% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 39 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees station, 8.5 km south-east.
A year in Ger at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees station.
What a year in Ger feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees.
About 1,081 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 37 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 43rd wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees
39 frosts and 63 days of 25°C a year
On about 39 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, and 15 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees
Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees is 8.5 km south-east of Ger. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Ger itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees (65344001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.5 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 360 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 404 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Ger compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ger | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C | 1.1°C | 1,081 mm |
| Ibos 5.4 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez 8.2 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Pontacq 8.8 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Juillan 8.9 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Tarbes 10 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Odos 11 km | same station | 25.2°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
Ger weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5°C | 1.1°C | 5.8°C | 99 mm | 114 |
| February | 11.5°C | 1.5°C | 6.5°C | 83 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.6°C | 3.8°C | 9.2°C | 84 mm | 169 |
| April | 16.5°C | 6.0°C | 11.3°C | 112 mm | 170 |
| May | 19.9°C | 9.8°C | 14.9°C | 111 mm | 189 |
| June | 23.3°C | 13.2°C | 18.2°C | 81 mm | 196 |
| July | 25.2°C | 15.1°C | 20.1°C | 71 mm | 207 |
| August | 25.7°C | 15.1°C | 20.4°C | 67 mm | 208 |
| September | 23.0°C | 12.0°C | 17.5°C | 74 mm | 195 |
| October | 19.3°C | 8.8°C | 14.1°C | 83 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.9°C | 4.4°C | 9.1°C | 121 mm | 118 |
| December | 11.4°C | 1.9°C | 6.7°C | 96 mm | 112 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 7.7°C | 12.8°C | 1,081 mm | 1,964 |
Where Ger’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 8.5 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 8.5 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Ger’s climate
How warm does Ger get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.7°C. About 63 days a year reach 25°C, more than 54% of mainland French towns, and about 15 reach 30°C.
How cold does Ger get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 39 nights a year, and about 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Ger get?
About 1,081 mm a year, more than 90% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (121 mm) and August the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees (8.5 km away), averages 1,964 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Ger itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Ger, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 8.5 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Ger →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.