Few mainland French towns get more rain than Gotein-Libarrenx: 1,219 mm a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 26.5°C on average. Warm afternoons come more often than in 77% of mainland French towns. Of all months, November brings the most rain and August the least. Central heating does most of its work from December to February, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Aïcirits station, 18 km north-west.
A year in Gotein-Libarrenx at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Aïcirits station.
What a year in Gotein-Libarrenx feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aïcirits.
About 1,219 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 42 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 31st wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean
30 frosts and 86 days of 25°C a year
On about 30 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, and 25 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Aïcirits: 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 Aïcirits
Aïcirits is 18 km north-west of Gotein-Libarrenx. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gotein-Libarrenx itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Aïcirits (64010002) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 75 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 163 m |
| Period | 1993–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 16 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bustince - Saint-Jean, 25 km away |
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 Gotein-Libarrenx 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gotein-Libarrenx | Aïcirits | 26.5°C | 3.0°C | 1,219 mm |
| Mauléon-Licharre 3.7 km | same station | 26.5°C about the same | 3.0°C about the same | 1,219 mm |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie 23 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 0.6°C milder | 1,229 mm |
Gotein-Libarrenx weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Aïcirits station; sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C | 3.0°C | 7.7°C | 124 mm | 90 |
| February | 13.4°C | 3.0°C | 8.2°C | 105 mm | 105 |
| March | 16.5°C | 5.0°C | 10.7°C | 94 mm | 139 |
| April | 18.5°C | 7.2°C | 12.9°C | 113 mm | 143 |
| May | 21.7°C | 10.7°C | 16.2°C | 102 mm | 162 |
| June | 24.9°C | 14.0°C | 19.4°C | 82 mm | 182 |
| July | 26.5°C | 15.9°C | 21.2°C | 67 mm | 195 |
| August | 27.0°C | 15.8°C | 21.4°C | 67 mm | 196 |
| September | 24.7°C | 12.8°C | 18.7°C | 91 mm | 182 |
| October | 21.3°C | 10.2°C | 15.8°C | 102 mm | 138 |
| November | 15.6°C | 5.9°C | 10.7°C | 158 mm | 98 |
| December | 13.0°C | 3.5°C | 8.3°C | 117 mm | 98 |
| Year | 19.6°C | 8.9°C | 14.3°C | 1,219 mm | 1,728 |
Where Gotein-Libarrenx’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Aïcirits, 18 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1993–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Bustince - Saint-Jean, 25 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 Gotein-Libarrenx’s climate
How warm does Gotein-Libarrenx get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.0°C. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 25 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gotein-Libarrenx get in winter?
January nights average 3.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 30 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gotein-Libarrenx get?
About 1,219 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (158 mm) and August the driest (67 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bustince - Saint-Jean (25 km away), averages 1,728 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gotein-Libarrenx itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gotein-Libarrenx, Aïcirits, 18 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 AICIRITS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gotein-Libarrenx →
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.