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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Pau France

In Pau, the summers are warm, the winters are very cold and wet, and it is partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 36°F to 79°F and is rarely below 27°F or above 89°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Pau for warm-weather activities is from mid June to mid September.

Climate in Pau

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Pau weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 11 to September 20, with an average daily high temperature above 73°F. The hottest month of the year in Pau is August, with an average high of 78°F and low of 60°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.7 months, from November 17 to March 7, with an average daily high temperature below 56°F. The coldest month of the year in Pau is January, with an average low of 36°F and high of 51°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Pau

Average High and Low Temperature in PauwarmcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 1551°FJan 1551°FAug 379°FAug 379°F36°F36°F61°F61°FJun 1173°FJun 1173°FSep 2073°FSep 2073°FNov 1756°FNov 1756°FMar 756°FMar 756°F56°F56°F54°F54°F41°F41°F39°F39°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 51°F53°F58°F62°F68°F74°F77°F78°F74°F67°F58°F53°F
Temp. 43°F44°F49°F53°F59°F65°F69°F69°F64°F58°F49°F44°F
Low 36°F37°F41°F45°F51°F57°F60°F60°F55°F49°F42°F37°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Pau

Average Hourly Temperature in PauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldvery coldvery coldcoldcoldcoolcomfortablewarmvery coldcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Caleta Olivia, Argentina (7,442 miles away); Sierra Grande, Argentina (7,126 miles); and Tandil, Argentina (6,685 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Pau (view comparison).

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In Pau, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Pau begins around June 13 and lasts for 3.2 months, ending around September 19.

The clearest month of the year in Pau is July, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 76% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around September 19 and lasts for 8.8 months, ending around June 13.

The cloudiest month of the year in Pau is January, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 61% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Pau

Cloud Cover Categories in PauclearercloudiercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jul 2078%Jul 2078%Jan 1638%Jan 1638%Jun 1358%Jun 1358%Sep 1958%Sep 1958%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 61%58%56%55%53%40%24%29%41%52%60%60%
Clearer 39%42%44%45%47%60%76%71%59%48%40%40%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Pau varies throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 8.6 months, from September 21 to June 9, with a greater than 27% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Pau is April, with an average of 10.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 3.4 months, from June 9 to September 21. The month with the fewest wet days in Pau is August, with an average of 6.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Pau is April, with an average of 10.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 36% on April 10.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Pau

Daily Chance of Precipitation in PauwetwetdryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Apr 1036%Apr 1036%Aug 2119%Aug 2119%Jun 927%Jun 927%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 9.0d8.1d8.1d10.5d10.3d7.8d6.2d6.1d7.5d9.3d9.2d8.8d
Snow 0.1d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d
Any 9.2d8.1d8.2d10.5d10.3d7.8d6.2d6.1d7.5d9.3d9.3d8.8d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Pau experiences some seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Pau. The month with the most rain in Pau is November, with an average rainfall of 2.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Pau is July, with an average rainfall of 1.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Pau

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 2.5″2.4″2.1″2.6″2.6″2.0″1.4″1.4″2.1″2.7″2.9″2.5″

The length of the day in Pau varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 8 hours, 58 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 15 hours, 24 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Pau

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 9.4h10.5h12.0h13.5h14.7h15.3h15.0h13.9h12.5h11.0h9.7h9.0h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:20 AM on June 14, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 13 minutes later at 8:33 AM on January 4. The earliest sunset is at 5:25 PM on December 8, and the latest sunset is 4 hours, 20 minutes later at 9:45 PM on June 26.

Daylight saving time (DST) is observed in Pau during 2024, starting in the spring on March 31, lasting 6.9 months, and ending in the fall on October 27.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in Pau

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in PauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AM2 AMJun 146:20 AMJun 146:20 AM9:45 PMJun 269:45 PMJun 26Dec 85:25 PMDec 85:25 PM8:33 AMJan 48:33 AMJan 4Mar 31DSTMar 31DSTDSTOct 27DSTOct 27daynightnightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray. The transitions to and from daylight saving time are indicated by the 'DST' labels.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Pau

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in PauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010202020303030404050606000010101010202020303040405050602370NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Pau

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Pau experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 2.9 months, from June 15 to September 11, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 4% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Pau is July, with 4.4 days that are muggy or worse.

The least muggy day of the year is February 24, when muggy conditions are essentially unheard of.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Pau

Humidity Comfort Levels in PaumuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 240%Feb 240%Aug 317%Aug 317%Jun 154%Jun 154%Sep 114%Sep 114%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d1.4d4.4d4.3d1.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Pau experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 13 to May 9, with average wind speeds of more than 6.2 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Pau is April, with an average hourly wind speed of 6.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 9 to October 13. The calmest month of the year in Pau is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.4 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Pau

Average Wind Speed in PauwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphApr 47.1 mphApr 47.1 mphAug 275.4 mphAug 275.4 mphOct 136.2 mphOct 136.2 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 6.76.86.86.86.15.85.75.45.86.36.46.6

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Pau varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 6.4 months, from January 5 to July 17; for 1.8 months, from August 17 to October 11; and for 1.4 months, from November 2 to December 13, with a peak percentage of 42% on May 27. The wind is most often from the north for 1.0 months, from July 17 to August 17, with a peak percentage of 40% on July 24. The wind is most often from the south for 3.1 weeks, from October 11 to November 2 and for 3.3 weeks, from December 13 to January 5, with a peak percentage of 36% on October 28.

Wind Direction in Pau

Wind Direction in PauWNWSWSJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Pau throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Pau for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid June to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of July.

Tourism Score in Pau

Tourism Score in Paubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.67.60.80.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Pau for hot-weather activities is from mid July to late August, with a peak score in the first week of August.

Beach/Pool Score in Pau

Beach/Pool Score in Paubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.06.00.00.0NowNowcloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Pau typically lasts for 8.4 months (259 days), from around March 6 to around November 20, rarely starting before February 7 or after April 3, and rarely ending before October 26 or after December 22.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Pau

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Paugrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Mar 650%Mar 650%Nov 2050%Nov 2090%Apr 390%Apr 390%Oct 2690%Oct 2610%Feb 710%Feb 710%Dec 2210%Dec 222%Jan 152%Jan 15Jul 18100%Jul 18100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolcomfortablewarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms in Pau should appear around March 8, only rarely appearing before February 19 or after March 25.

Growing Degree Days in Pau

Growing Degree Days in PauJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°F3,000°F3,000°FMar 889°FMar 889°FJun 19900°FJun 19900°FAug 81,800°FAug 81,800°FDec 313,035°FDec 313,035°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences extreme seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.1 months, from May 16 to August 20, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Pau is July, with an average of 7.2 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.6 months, from October 27 to February 16, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 2.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Pau is December, with an average of 1.5 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Pau

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in PaubrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWh9 kWh9 kWhJul 57.3 kWhJul 57.3 kWhDec 261.5 kWhDec 261.5 kWhMay 166.1 kWhMay 166.1 kWhAug 206.1 kWhAug 206.1 kWhOct 272.7 kWhOct 272.7 kWhFeb 162.7 kWhFeb 162.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 1.82.64.05.16.16.97.26.34.83.22.01.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Pau are 43.300 deg latitude, -0.367 deg longitude, and 709 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Pau contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 400 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 662 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,181 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (11,030 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Pau is covered by artificial surfaces (82%), within 10 miles by cropland (50%) and trees (23%), and within 50 miles by cropland (39%) and trees (34%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Pau, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 3 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Pau.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Pau according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Pau is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Pau and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Pau and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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