Hendaye climate — normals and trends
Hendaye (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 1,361 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (18.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Hendaye averages 13 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.
Hendaye has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 21 to 5 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 18 July 2022) and the coldest -14.0 °C (on 16 January 1985).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
HendayeNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 43.36°, -1.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.5°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
9.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,361mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
12.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
13 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
173 d/yr
Annual snowfall
17.2 cm
Average feels-like high
15.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.8 °C
18 July 2022
Coldest day
-14.0 °C
16 January 1985
Wettest day
72 mm
4 October 2013
Windiest day
51.7 km/h
29 December 1951
Strongest gust
143.3 km/h
29 December 1951
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
8 July 1982
Coldest feels-like
-18.5 °C
9 January 1985
Snowiest day
9.7 cm
10 January 1945
Sunniest day
14.8 h
3 July 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 141 mm | +16 mm |
| Feb | 14.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 76 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 13.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 113 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 17.5 °C | +2.9 °C | 127 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 18.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 134 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 24.5 °C | +4.1 °C | 104 mm | +6 mm |
| Jul | 23.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 81 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 25.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 115 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 22.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 92 mm | -12 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 51 mm | -69 mm |
| Nov | 14.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 164 mm | +27 mm |
| Dec | 12.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 90 mm | -43 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hendaye?
Hendaye has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.5 °C and it receives 1,361 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hendaye?
The hottest day measured in Hendaye between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 2022, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hendaye?
The coldest day measured in Hendaye between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1985, at -14.0 °C.
Does it snow in Hendaye?
Yes. Hendaye gets on average 17.2 cm of snow per year and has around 13 frost days.
Has the climate of Hendaye warmed?
Yes: Hendaye warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hendaye?
The wettest day measured in Hendaye between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 2013, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hendaye?
The windiest day measured in Hendaye between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1951, with winds reaching 51.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hendaye?
The warmest month in Hendaye is August (18.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Hendaye?
Hendaye receives on average 1,361 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hendaye?
Hendaye gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hendaye?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hendaye between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1945, with 9.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hendaye?
Yes: Hendaye has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hendaye?
In Hendaye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 8 July 1982, and the lowest was -18.5 °C on 9 January 1985.
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