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Dax

Dax Cathedral

Atrium Casino

Église Saint-Vincent-de-Xaintes

Bullring of Dax

New Aquitaine, France

Dax

Dax is a town in New Aquitaine, France. It has a population of about 22,109 (2023). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.

Now15°C

Best timeJun–Jul · Sep

Population22,109

Local time11:43

43.71° N, 1.05° WElevation 16 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time

Postal code40100

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do

The year in Daxweather score

October: high / low21° / 10°

Rain this month126mm

Best timeJun–Jul · Sep

Best: Jun–Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Dax at a glance

Sunrise · sunset08:29 · 19:1010 h 41 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous91% · Moonrise 17:38 Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' Day Next eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse

Best time to visitJun–Jul · Sep

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month28°C

Average high in August

Coolest month3°C

Average low in January

Wettest monthJanuary

110 mm of rain

Driest monthJuly

62 mm of rain

Monuments nearby10+

within 1.3 km

Weather in Dax

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

15°C

Showers · wind 25 km/h · humidity 65%

Today hour by hour

Today23 Oct18°10°6.6 mm

Sat24 Oct18°10°4.3 mm

Sun25 Oct22°11°6.1 mm

Mon26 Oct24°13°2.2 mm

Tue27 Oct26°11°

Wed28 Oct19°12°

Thu29 Oct23°13°

Fri30 Oct24°11°

Sat31 Oct23°11°

When to go to Dax

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	30	46	60	66	65	72	71	66	77	71	50	36
High	12°	13°	17°	19°	22°	26°	27°	28°	26°	21°	15°	12°
Low	3°	3°	5°	7°	11°	14°	16°	16°	13°	10°	6°	4°
Rain (mm)	110	97	85	108	95	72	62	74	95	126	148	124
Wet days	14	11	13	13	13	10	8	9	9	11	13	12

Dax in January Dax in February Dax in March Dax in April Dax in May Dax in June Dax in July Dax in August Dax in September Dax in October Dax in November Dax in December

What's on in Dax

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Public holidays

All Saints' DayNational

Armistice DayNational

Christmas DayNational

New Year's DayNational

Monuments and museums in Dax

Dax CathedralBuilt 1656

Atrium Casino

Église Saint-Vincent-de-XaintesBuilt 1893

Bullring of DaxBuilt 1914

Église Saint Paul de Saint-Paul-lès-Dax

Fontaine chaudeBuilt 1818

Musée de BordaBuilt 1807

Académie internationale des arts Georgette Dupouy

Monuments of New Aquitaine Museums of New Aquitaine

Outdoors around Dax

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Camp sites29 Hot springs & thermal baths17 Viewpoints8 Climbing2 Zoos1 Golf courses1

Thermes SarrailhHot springs & thermal baths

0.1 km

Maison BellepeyreViewpoints

0.2 km

Thermes de l'AvenueHot springs & thermal baths

0.5 km

Les Jardins de l'AdourCamp sites

0.9 km

La Petite Ferme de PouillonZoos

1.2 km

Practice de Golf - US DaxGolf courses

1.3 km

Nature around Dax

Nature in France

Grand Arrigan

Gave de Pau River

Gave d'Oloron

Luy de Béarn

Nature in New Aquitaine Beaches of France

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of France seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus

Grey sealHalichoerus grypus

Herring GullLarus argentatus

Red deerCervus elaphus

ChamoisRupicapra rupicapra

Eurasian red squirrelSciurus vulgaris

The sky over Dax

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 17:38 · Moonset 06:23 Next eclipse seen from here21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~17 an hourpeak night 21 October, best at 05:38 Northern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here

Earthquakes around Dax

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 km Since 19502magnitude 5+ within 150 km Significant earthquakes on record12within 300 km

Strongest nearby since 1950

5.3Ainharp 1 km ↑1978 · 50 km

5.1Arette 2 km ↖1967 · 72 km

Fossil sites near this town

Fossil sites: 3 · 0 km

Fossils in France

Neogene · 2Paleogene · 1

Ancient sites nearby

Sites: 1

Ancient sites in France

Cities and settlements · 1

Cities and settlements

Aquae TerebellicaeRoman period – Late Antiquity

Towns and villages around Dax

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Saint-Paul-lès-Dax1.7 km Bourdious2.4 km Lesbordes3 km Seyresse3.2 km Yzosse3.3 km La Pince3.5 km Narrosse3.7 km Mées4.6 km Saint-Pandelon4.6 km Oeyreluy4.8 km L'Aiguille4.9 km Saint-Vincent-de-Paul5.3 km Bégu5.6 km Pouy5.7 km Candresse5.9 km Tercis-les-Bains6.3 km Saugnac-et-Cambran6.4 km Le Moulin6.9 km Angoumé7.1 km Téthieu7.2 km Bénesse-lès-Dax7.7 km Les Forges7.8 km Heugas7.9 km Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby8.6 km Houn Dou Bern8.8 km Siest9.2 km Mimbaste9.4 km Buglose9.4 km Hinx10 km Sort-en-Chalosse10 km Ascles10 km Saas10 km Gourbera11 km Gourby11 km Gaas11 km Quartier Thermal11 km Préchacq-les-Bains12 km Escornebéou12 km Saubusse12 km Saint-Lon-les-Mines12 km Garrey12 km Orist12 km Goos13 km Pouillon13 km L'Airial13 km Clermont13 km Cagnotte13 km Herm13 km Pontonx-sur-l'Adour13 km Ladebat14 km Bélus14 km Louer14 km La Gare14 km Saint-Geours-de-Maremne14 km Gousse14 km Gamarde-les-Bains15 km Pey15 km

All 573 towns and villages in Landes New Aquitaine

Dax from above

Around Dax28 places to see, do and reach nearby

LoutsNature10 km Grand ArriganNature8.0 km Gave de Pau RiverNature22 km Gave d'OloronNature19 km MidouzeNature18 km Luy de BéarnNature24 km île de MirepechNature24 km Dax CathedralMonument0.2 km Atrium CasinoMonument0.2 km Église Saint-Vincent-de-XaintesMonument0.7 km Bullring of DaxMonument0.4 km Église Saint Paul de Saint-Paul-lès-DaxMonument1.3 km Fontaine chaudeMonumentunder 100 m Enceinte gallo-romaine de DaxMonument0.3 km Hôtel SplendidMonument0.1 km Musée de BordaMuseumunder 100 m Académie internationale des arts Georgette DupouyMuseum0.1 km Army Light Aviation and Helicopter MuseumMuseum2.2 km Musée de la Mine (Saint-Lon-les-Mines)Museum12 km StationStation1.2 km PeyrehoradeStation19 km Saint-Vincent-de-TyrosseStation21 km PeyrehoradePlace19 km Saint-Vincent-de-PaulPlace5.3 km NarrossePlace3.7 km MéesPlace4.6 km Saugnac-et-CambranPlace6.4 km TossePlace23 km

Postal codes

40100

Codes for businesses and P.O. boxes · 8

40101 CEDEX40102 CEDEX40103 CEDEX40104 CEDEX40105 CEDEX40106 CEDEX40107 CEDEX40108 CEDEX

Getting to Dax

Biarritz Pays Basque airportBIQ

46 km

Pau Pyrénées AirportPUF

63 km

San Sebastián AirportEAS

71 km

DaxRailway station

1.2 km

PeyrehoradeRailway station

19 km

Saint-Vincent-de-TyrosseRailway station

21 km

Places near Dax

Peyrehorade

Saint-Vincent-de-Paul

Narrosse

Mées

Saugnac-et-Cambran

Tosse

Oeyreluy

Heugas

Places with a climate like Dax

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

Toulouse

20° / 10°Jun · Sep–Oct

Villeneuve-sur-Lot

20° / 10°Apr · Sep–Oct

Saint-Denis-de-Pile

20° / 10°Apr · Jun · Sep

Les Billaux

20° / 10°Apr · Jun · Sep

Soussans

20° / 10°Apr · Jun · Sep

Castillon-la-Bataille

20° / 10°Apr · Jun · Sep

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Dax?

Based on 30-year climate normals, June, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Dax.

What is the hottest month in Dax?

August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28°C and lows of 16°C.

What is the coldest month in Dax?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 12°C and lows of 3°C.

What is the rainiest month in Dax?

January is the wettest month with about 110 mm of precipitation on 14 wet days.

What is the postal code of Dax?

Dax has 9 postal codes: 40100, 40101 CEDEX, 40102 CEDEX, 40103 CEDEX, 40104 CEDEX, 40105 CEDEX, 40106 CEDEX, 40107 CEDEX, 40108 CEDEX.