Few mainland French towns get more rain than Uhart-Cize: 1,723 mm a year
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 4.6°C. Its January nights stay gentler than in 96% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 22°C apart. Homes need heating from December to February, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Espelette station, 26 km north-west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Uhart-Cize at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Espelette station.
What a year in Uhart-Cize 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 Bustince - Saint-Jean
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 26 km north-west of Uhart-Cize. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Uhart-Cize itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Espelette (64213001) |
| Distance from the town | 26 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 97 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 190 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bustince - Saint-Jean, 3.5 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 Uhart-Cize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uhart-Cize | Espelette | 25.8°C | 4.6°C | 1,723 mm |
| Cambo-les-Bains 26 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 4.6°C about the same | 1,723 mm |
| Hasparren 26 km | same station | 25.8°C about the same | 4.6°C about the same | 1,723 mm |
Uhart-Cize weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Espelette station; sunshine at Bustince - Saint-Jean.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.4°C | 4.6°C | 8.5°C | 169 mm | 90 |
| February | 13.3°C | 4.5°C | 8.9°C | 144 mm | 105 |
| March | 16.3°C | 6.4°C | 11.3°C | 136 mm | 139 |
| April | 18.1°C | 8.2°C | 13.1°C | 147 mm | 143 |
| May | 21.3°C | 11.1°C | 16.2°C | 144 mm | 162 |
| June | 24.0°C | 14.2°C | 19.1°C | 115 mm | 182 |
| July | 25.8°C | 16.1°C | 21.0°C | 98 mm | 195 |
| August | 26.5°C | 16.4°C | 21.4°C | 98 mm | 196 |
| September | 24.3°C | 13.7°C | 19.0°C | 131 mm | 182 |
| October | 20.8°C | 11.5°C | 16.1°C | 154 mm | 138 |
| November | 15.5°C | 7.4°C | 11.5°C | 217 mm | 98 |
| December | 13.1°C | 5.4°C | 9.2°C | 171 mm | 98 |
| Year | 19.3°C | 10.0°C | 14.6°C | 1,723 mm | 1,728 |
Where Uhart-Cize’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Espelette, 26 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, 3.5 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 Uhart-Cize’s climate
How warm does Uhart-Cize 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 Uhart-Cize 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 Uhart-Cize 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, Bustince - Saint-Jean (3.5 km away), averages 1,728 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Uhart-Cize itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Uhart-Cize, Espelette, 26 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 Uhart-Cize →
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.