Sainte-Engrâce sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,377 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 0.8°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in September. None of the 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques has colder January nights. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from May to October, with highs of 21–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Asson station, 48 km east: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Sainte-Engrâce at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Asson station.
What a year in Sainte-Engrâce 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 Bustince - Saint-Jean
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 48 km east of Sainte-Engrâce. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Engrâce itself. At that distance, read them as the area’s climate.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Asson (64068001) |
| Distance from the town | 48 km east |
| Station altitude | 337 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 597 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bustince - Saint-Jean, 35 km away |
Sainte-Engrâce sits 260 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Sainte-Engrâce to run about 1.7°C cooler than these figures.
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 Sainte-Engrâce 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Engrâce | Asson | 26.3°C | 0.8°C | 1,377 mm |
| Mauléon-Licharre 25 km | Aïcirits | 26.5°C about the same | 3.0°C 2.2°C milder | 1,219 mm |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie 28 km | Monein | 26.6°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.8°C milder | 1,229 mm |
Sainte-Engrâce weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Asson station; sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.9°C | 0.8°C | 6.4°C | 122 mm | 90 |
| February | 12.9°C | 1.1°C | 7.0°C | 104 mm | 105 |
| March | 16.0°C | 3.4°C | 9.7°C | 104 mm | 139 |
| April | 17.8°C | 5.6°C | 11.7°C | 135 mm | 143 |
| May | 21.3°C | 9.2°C | 15.3°C | 143 mm | 162 |
| June | 24.4°C | 12.6°C | 18.5°C | 111 mm | 182 |
| July | 26.3°C | 14.5°C | 20.4°C | 104 mm | 195 |
| August | 26.9°C | 14.5°C | 20.7°C | 96 mm | 196 |
| September | 24.4°C | 11.2°C | 17.8°C | 91 mm | 182 |
| October | 20.7°C | 8.3°C | 14.5°C | 110 mm | 138 |
| November | 15.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.6°C | 147 mm | 98 |
| December | 12.7°C | 1.7°C | 7.2°C | 110 mm | 98 |
| Year | 19.2°C | 7.2°C | 13.2°C | 1,377 mm | 1,728 |
Where Sainte-Engrâce’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Asson, 48 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, Bustince - Saint-Jean, 35 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 Sainte-Engrâce’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Engrâce 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 Sainte-Engrâce 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 Sainte-Engrâce 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, Bustince - Saint-Jean (35 km away), averages 1,728 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Engrâce itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Engrâce, Asson, 48 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 Sainte-Engrâce →
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