Pau weather in July

In July, Pau sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 105 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Pau's 3rd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
15°
12th coldest
Rainfall
105 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 54 min
5:40 AM – 8:34 PM
Cloud cover
54%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Pau is city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

Air quality
Good
PM10 17.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
2,624/km²
people per km²

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 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical July day in Pau reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 19°C and 29°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)
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Pau weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 2nd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan10° / 11213.82.49.22.0
Feb11° / 9712.33.210.22.4
Mar14° / 10713.71.611.63.7
Apr16° / 14516.40.413.24.1
May19° / 10°15916.30.114.55.1
Jun22° / 13°12814015.16.0
Jul24° / 15°10512.1014.96.7
Aug25° / 15°10412.5013.86.7
Sep22° / 12°9811.9012.36.3
Oct18° / 12313.70.110.85.4
Nov13° / 13814.20.69.53.3
Dec10° / 10813.31.18.82.3

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24654
34654
44753
54753
64753
74852
84852
95050
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115248
125347
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Pau gets around 105 mm of rain over 12.1 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 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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839
939
1038
1137
1237
1336
1436
1535
1635
1735
1836
1936
2036
2136
2237
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2438
2538
2638
2739
2839
2939
3039
3140

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the humid band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 12% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
12633338
22633338
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42534338
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72434339
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92434349
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112233359
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2811324116
2911324117
3011324017
3111334017

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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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 5:54 AM, and sunset from 8:40 PM to 8:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:298:40
215.25:308:40
315.25:308:40
415.15:318:40
515.15:328:39
615.15:328:39
715.15:338:39
815.15:348:38
915.15:348:38
1015.05:358:38
1115.05:368:37
1215.05:368:37
1315.05:378:36
1415.05:388:36
1514.95:398:35
1614.95:408:34
1714.95:408:34
1814.95:418:33
1914.85:428:32
2014.85:438:32
2114.85:448:31
2214.75:458:30
2314.75:468:29
2414.75:478:28
2514.75:488:27
2614.65:498:26
2714.65:508:25
2814.65:518:24
2914.55:528:23
3014.55:538:22
3114.45:548:21

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.46 kWh/m² to a high of 5.82 kWh/m² in June across the year — July's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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305.6Bright
315.6Bright
Planning a trip in July

Is July a good time to visit Pau?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Pau for sightseeing.

What to pack for Pau in July

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

In July, Pau sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 15°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pau 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 Pau peaks around July 16 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 16UV 9Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar5Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Pau in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Pau is worst in March — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1515 µg/m³Nov 169 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb14Moderate
Mar15Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May11Good
Jun12Good
Jul10Good
Aug10Good
Sep10Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Pau?

Pau sits at 43.3°N, 0.4°W, 219 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lourdes, 35 km away.

Topography around Pau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 73 m around an average of 210 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 342 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,323 m.

The land around Pau is covered by artificial surfaces (47%) and trees (38%) within 3 km, trees (41%), cropland (30%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (45%), grassland (30%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
73 m
16 km
342 m
80 km
3,323 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Lourdes 35 km · Tarbes 36 km · Mont-de-Marsan 65 km · Dax 72 km · Auch 85 km · Bayonne 92 km · Anglet 96 km · Biarritz 99 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 Pau (43.3112°, -0.3558°, elevation 219 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. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).