Pau in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Pau sees average daytime highs around 10°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 317 mm of precipitation over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Pau's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Pau's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 10°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 3°C
- Precipitation
- 317 mm
- 39 wet days
- Avg wind
- 6 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.2
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Pau in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 10°C.
A typical winter day in Pau reaches about 10°C and drops to 3°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
Pau weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° / 2° | 112 | 13.8 | 2.4 | 9.2 | 2.0 |
| Feb | 11° / 3° | 97 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 10.2 | 2.4 |
| Mar | 14° / 5° | 107 | 13.7 | 1.6 | 11.6 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 16° / 7° | 145 | 16.4 | 0.4 | 13.2 | 4.1 |
| May | 19° / 10° | 159 | 16.3 | 0.1 | 14.5 | 5.1 |
| Jun | 22° / 13° | 128 | 14 | 0 | 15.1 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 24° / 15° | 105 | 12.1 | 0 | 14.9 | 6.7 |
| Aug | 25° / 15° | 104 | 12.5 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.7 |
| Sep | 22° / 12° | 98 | 11.9 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.3 |
| Oct | 18° / 9° | 123 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 5.4 |
| Nov | 13° / 5° | 138 | 14.2 | 0.6 | 9.5 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 10° / 3° | 108 | 13.3 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 2.3 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 25% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Pau gets around 317 mm of rain and snow over 39 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 6 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 9 hours in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.9 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Pau?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pau.
What to pack for Pau in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Pau sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 3°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 39 days see rain.
UV index in Pau in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 5 | Moderate |
| Apr | 6 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 6 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Air quality in Pau in Winter
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 14 | Moderate |
| Mar | 15 | Moderate |
| Apr | 14 | Moderate |
| May | 11 | Good |
| Jun | 12 | Good |
| Jul | 10 | Good |
| Aug | 10 | Good |
| Sep | 10 | Good |
| Oct | 10 | Good |
| Nov | 9 | Good |
| Dec | 10 | Good |
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.
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
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.