Photo: This illustration was made by Peter Potrowl . · CC BY-SA 3.0Few mainland French towns get more rain than Sare: 1,723 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 4.6°C. Its January nights are the coldest among its 6 nearest neighbors. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 22°C. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from December to February, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Espelette station, 12 km east.
A year in Sare at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Espelette station.
What a year in Sare feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Espelette.
About 1,723 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 58 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 45 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Biarritz-Pays-Basque
17 frosts and 81 days of 25°C a year
On about 17 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Espelette: 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 Espelette
Espelette is 12 km east of Sare. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sare itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Espelette (64213001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km east |
| Station altitude | 97 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 71 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Biarritz-Pays-Basque, 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 Sare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sare | Espelette | 25.8°C | 4.6°C | 1,723 mm |
| Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle 5.5 km | Socoa | 24.3°C 1.5°C cooler | 6.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,521 mm |
| Ascain 6.6 km | Socoa | 24.3°C 1.5°C cooler | 6.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,521 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz 11 km | Socoa | 24.3°C 1.5°C cooler | 6.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,521 mm |
| Ciboure 11 km | Socoa | 24.3°C 1.5°C cooler | 6.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,521 mm |
| Urrugne 12 km | Socoa | 24.3°C 1.5°C cooler | 6.1°C 1.5°C milder | 1,521 mm |
| Ustaritz 14 km | Biarritz-Pays-Basque | 24.2°C 1.6°C cooler | 5.0°C about the same | 1,474 mm |
Sare weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Espelette station; sunshine at Biarritz-Pays-Basque.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C | 4.6°C | 8.5°C | 169 mm | 96 |
| February | 13.3°C | 4.5°C | 8.9°C | 144 mm | 115 |
| March | 16.3°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 136 mm | 163 |
| April | 18.1°C | 8.2°C | 13.1°C | 147 mm | 171 |
| May | 21.3°C | 11.1°C | 16.2°C | 144 mm | 197 |
| June | 24.0°C | 14.2°C | 19.1°C | 115 mm | 206 |
| July | 25.8°C | 16.1°C | 21.0°C | 98 mm | 219 |
| August | 26.5°C | 16.4°C | 21.4°C | 98 mm | 214 |
| September | 24.3°C | 13.7°C | 19.0°C | 131 mm | 199 |
| October | 20.8°C | 11.5°C | 16.1°C | 154 mm | 145 |
| November | 15.5°C | 7.4°C | 11.5°C | 217 mm | 103 |
| December | 13.1°C | 5.4°C | 9.2°C | 171 mm | 92 |
| Year | 19.3°C | 10.0°C | 14.6°C | 1,723 mm | 1,921 |
Where Sare’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Espelette, 12 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, Biarritz-Pays-Basque, 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 Sare’s climate
How warm does Sare get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.5°C. About 81 days a year reach 25°C, more than 72% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sare get in winter?
February nights average 4.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 17 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sare get?
About 1,723 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (217 mm) and August the driest (98 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Biarritz-Pays-Basque (18 km away), averages 1,921 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sare itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sare, Espelette, 12 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 ESPELETTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sare →
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.