Lestelle-Bétharram sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,377 mm a year
July afternoons average 26.3°C. A year here swings 26°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. None of the 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques has colder January nights. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to March, which average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Asson station, 5 km west.
A year in Lestelle-Bétharram at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Asson station.
What a year in Lestelle-Bétharram feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Asson.
About 1,377 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and September the driest. About 46 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 24th wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees
48 frosts and 85 days of 25°C a year
On about 48 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 85 days a year reach 25°C, and 26 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Asson: 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 Asson
Asson is 5 km west of Lestelle-Bétharram. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lestelle-Bétharram itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Asson (64068001) |
| Distance from the town | 5 km west |
| Station altitude | 337 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 307 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees, 18 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 Lestelle-Bétharram 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lestelle-Bétharram | Asson | 26.3°C | 0.8°C | 1,377 mm |
| Nay 6.8 km | same station | 26.3°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 1,377 mm |
| Pontacq 10 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Bordes 14 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.8°C milder | 1,229 mm |
| Lourdes 14 km | Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees | 25.2°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,081 mm |
| Argelès-Gazost 16 km | Ayros-Arbouix | 25.4°C 0.9°C cooler | 1.9°C 1.1°C milder | 1,098 mm |
| Gan 18 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.8°C milder | 1,229 mm |
Lestelle-Bétharram weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Asson station; sunshine at Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.9°C | 0.8°C | 6.4°C | 122 mm | 114 |
| February | 12.9°C | 1.1°C | 7.0°C | 104 mm | 129 |
| March | 16.0°C | 3.4°C | 9.7°C | 104 mm | 169 |
| April | 17.8°C | 5.6°C | 11.7°C | 135 mm | 170 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.3°C | 143 mm | 189 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 111 mm | 196 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.5°C | 20.4°C | 104 mm | 207 |
| August | 26.9°C | 14.5°C | 20.7°C | 96 mm | 208 |
| September | 24.4°C | 11.2°C | 17.8°C | 91 mm | 195 |
| October | 20.7°C | 8.3°C | 14.5°C | 110 mm | 156 |
| November | 15.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.6°C | 147 mm | 118 |
| December | 12.7°C | 1.7°C | 7.2°C | 110 mm | 112 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 7.2°C | 13.2°C | 1,377 mm | 1,964 |
Where Lestelle-Bétharram’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Asson, 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, 18 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 Lestelle-Bétharram’s climate
How warm does Lestelle-Bétharram get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.9°C. About 85 days a year reach 25°C, more than 76% of mainland French towns, and about 26 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lestelle-Bétharram get in winter?
January nights average 0.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 48 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lestelle-Bétharram get?
About 1,377 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (147 mm) and September the driest (91 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrenees (18 km away), averages 1,964 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Lestelle-Bétharram itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lestelle-Bétharram, Asson, 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 ASSON, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lestelle-Bétharram →
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