Lourdes weather in July

In July, Lourdes sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 157 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Lourdes's 2nd-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lourdes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
12°
12th coldest
Rainfall
157 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:39 AM – 8:33 PM
Cloud cover
56%
2nd clearest
Wind
5 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
6.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10
Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.1 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical July day in Lourdes reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°C and 25°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12011
22011
32011
42011
52011
62011
72011
82011
92011
102111
112111
122111
132111
142111
152112
162112
172112
182112
192112
202112
212212
222212
232212
242212
252212
262212
272212
282212
292212
302212
312212

How July really feels in Lourdes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lourdes weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -2°11914.311.29.20.1
Feb / -2°10312.81110.20.4
Mar / 11514.410.311.61.5
Apr11° / 16517.81013.12.1
May15° / 19319.13.814.43.5
Jun19° / 10°17717.30.615.14.9
Jul21° / 12°15716.2014.95.7
Aug21° / 11°15716.6013.85.7
Sep18° / 13013.80.312.35.3
Oct14° / 14214.42.710.83.8
Nov / 14614.78.69.51.6
Dec / -1°11313.49.98.90.5

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24654
34654
44753
54753
64753
74852
84852
94852
105050
115050
125248
135347
145347
155446
165446
175545
185644
195644
205644
215545
225644
235644
245545
255644
265644
275545
285545
295644
305644
315644

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Lourdes gets around 157 mm of rain over 16.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 52% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
456
555
654
754
853
952
1051
1150
1250
1349
1449
1549
1649
1750
1850
1950
2050
2151
2251
2351
2452
2552
2653
2753
2853
2953
3053
3153

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels comfortable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the comfortable band about 46% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
154433
255423
354424
455414
554415
655405
754406
854406
953407
1053407
1153407
1251418
1350428
1449429
1547439
16464410
17444610
18434710
19424810
20414910
21395011
22385111
23375211
24375211
25365212
26355312
27355312
28355312
29355312
30355312
31355312

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
25calm
35calm
45calm
55calm
65calm
75calm
85calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
185calm
195calm
205calm
215calm
225calm
235calm
244calm
254calm
264calm
274calm
284calm
294calm
304calm
314calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 48 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:53 AM, and sunset from 8:38 PM to 8:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:298:38
215.15:298:38
315.15:308:38
415.15:318:38
515.15:318:37
615.15:328:37
715.15:328:37
815.15:338:36
915.05:348:36
1015.05:348:36
1115.05:358:35
1215.05:368:35
1315.05:378:34
1414.95:378:34
1514.95:388:33
1614.95:398:33
1714.95:408:32
1814.85:418:31
1914.85:428:30
2014.85:438:30
2114.85:438:29
2214.75:448:28
2314.75:458:27
2414.75:468:26
2514.65:478:25
2614.65:488:24
2714.65:498:23
2814.55:508:22
2914.55:518:21
3014.55:528:20
3114.45:538:19

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 6.08 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.64 kWh/m² to a high of 6.08 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 6.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Bright
276.0Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Lourdes?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Lourdes for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lourdes in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Lourdes sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Lourdes in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Lourdes peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low
Location & terrain

Where is Lourdes?

Lourdes sits at 43.1°N, 0.0°W, 409 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Tarbes, 18 km away.

Topography around Lourdes

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lourdes.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lourdes has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 572 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,029 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,302 m.

The land around Lourdes is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and grassland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
572 m
16 km
2,029 m
80 km
3,302 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Tarbes 18 km · Pau 35 km · Auch 80 km · Mont-de-Marsan 96 km · Dax 106 km · Huesca 111 km · Muret 118 km · Barbastro 119 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Lourdes (43.0946°, -0.0461°, elevation 409 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).