Pau climate — normals and trends
Pau (France) has a temperate oceanic climate (Cfb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,406 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 July (19.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Pau averages 32 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 170 rainy days per year.
Pau 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 44 to 20 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 11 August 2025) and the coldest -18.4 °C (on 20 February 1956).
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
PauNew Aquitaine
- coords
- 43.31°, -0.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.9°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
8.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,406mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
32 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
170 d/yr
Annual snowfall
30.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.5 °C
Average feels-like low
6.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
38.7 °C
11 August 2025
Coldest day
-18.4 °C
20 February 1956
Wettest day
122 mm
10 October 2010
Windiest day
42.0 km/h
2 December 1976
Strongest gust
132.1 km/h
27 December 1999
Hottest feels-like
41.5 °C
12 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-22.8 °C
20 February 1956
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
4 January 1997
Sunniest day
14.6 h
18 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 120 mm | +7 mm |
| Feb | 13.9 °C | +3.7 °C | 63 mm | -37 mm |
| Mar | 13.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 124 mm | +16 mm |
| Apr | 17.7 °C | +2.7 °C | 126 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 19.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 166 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +4.6 °C | 111 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 24.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 45 mm | -47 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +4.2 °C | 109 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 22.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 81 mm | -26 mm |
| Oct | 19.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 45 mm | -72 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 160 mm | +39 mm |
| Dec | 11.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 76 mm | -41 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pau?
Pau has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.9 °C and it receives 1,406 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pau?
The hottest day measured in Pau between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2025, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pau?
The coldest day measured in Pau between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1956, at -18.4 °C.
Does it snow in Pau?
Yes. Pau gets on average 30.7 cm of snow per year and has around 32 frost days.
Has the climate of Pau warmed?
Yes: Pau warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pau?
The wettest day measured in Pau between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 2010, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pau?
The windiest day measured in Pau between 1940 and 2025 was 2 December 1976, with winds reaching 42.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pau?
The warmest month in Pau is July (19.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pau?
Pau receives on average 1,406 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 170 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pau?
Pau gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pau?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pau between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1997, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pau?
Yes: Pau has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pau?
In Pau, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.5 °C on 12 August 2025, and the lowest was -22.8 °C on 20 February 1956.
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