Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées weather by month & the best time to visit
France · small town · humid subtropical climate
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The best time to visit Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with July and September close behind. Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées averages about 2,105 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 51 mm of rain in August.
When is the best time to visit Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées is August, then July and September. The dullest month is January (13/100, 87 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées?
Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées gets a moderate 2,105 hours of sunshine a year. 69 Sunshine Score points separate August (82) from January (13), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #29 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 870 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 87 mm | 1 |
| February | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 69 mm | 2 |
| March | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 75 mm | 3 |
| April | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 7° / 45°F | 86 mm | 5 |
| May | 74 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 93 mm | 6 |
| June | 79 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 65 mm | 7 |
| July | 81 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 52 mm | 7 |
| August | 82 | 28° / 82°F | 16° / 61°F | 51 mm | 6 |
| September | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 13° / 55°F | 56 mm | 5 |
| October | 78 | 20° / 68°F | 10° / 50°F | 70 mm | 3 |
| November | 37 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 93 mm | 1 |
| December | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 3° / 37°F | 73 mm | 1 |
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Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées?
Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées is a small town in France at 368 m elevation with a humid subtropical climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées get a year?
Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées gets about 2,105 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around August.
When is the best time to visit Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées?
The sunniest time to visit Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées is August, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 82/100 (with July and September close behind). Expect daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F.
What is the least sunny month in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées?
January is the least sunny month in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées, scoring 13/100 with about 87 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées?
The typical midday UV index in Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées peaks around 7 (high) in June, easing to about 1 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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