New Aquitaine, France
Pau
Pau is a town in New Aquitaine, France. It has a population of about 80,441 (2023). The climate is classified as oceanic (Köppen Cfb), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now16°C
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Population80,441
Local time17:56
43.31° N, 0.36° WElevation 219 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
Postal code64000October: high / low21° / 10°
Rain this month108mm
Best timeJun–Jul · Sep
Best: Jun–Jul · Sep. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Pau at a glance
Sunrise · sunset08:26 · 19:0610 h 39 min of daylightThe moon tonightFull moon97% · Moonrise 17:57Next holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJun–Jul · Sep
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month27°C
Average high in August
Coolest month3°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJanuary
114 mm of rain
Driest monthJuly
72 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.4 km
How Pau has grown
People living in the built-up area (34 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+20%80k in 1975 → 96k in 2025Weather in Pau
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
16°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 5 km/h · humidity 67%
Today24 Oct17°9°0.7 mm
Sun25 Oct21°9°4.2 mm
Mon26 Oct24°14°0.8 mm
Tue27 Oct23°10°
Wed28 Oct19°12°1 mm
Thu29 Oct19°7°
Fri30 Oct20°9°
Sat31 Oct18°8°0.5 mm
Sun1 Nov15°7°
Mon2 Nov15°4°
When to go to Pau
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 28 | 41 | 55 | 62 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 78 | 69 | 47 | 36 |
| High | 12° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 27° | 24° | 21° | 15° | 12° |
| Low | 3° | 3° | 5° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 13° | 10° | 6° | 3° |
| Rain (mm) | 114 | 96 | 99 | 127 | 118 | 88 | 72 | 79 | 85 | 108 | 125 | 118 |
| Wet days | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
What's on in Pau
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Pau's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Pau
2.4 km
Château de Pau
2.3 km
Église Saint-Martin de PauBuilt 1871
1.6 km
église Saint-André de PauBuilt 1888
2 km
Église Saint-Jacques de PauBuilt 1868
2.3 km
Funiculaire de PauBuilt 1908
1.6 km
Église Saint-Joseph de Pau
Museum1.7 km
Musée des Beaux-Arts de PauBuilt 1864
Museum2.4 km
Musée national du château de PauBuilt 1929Outdoors around Pau
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Camping BélairCamp sites
0.4 kmLe Jardin de ToniZoos
0.6 kmLe BelvédèreViewpoints
0.9 kmCave de JuranconCamp sites
0.9 kmPau Golf ClubGolf courses
0.9 kmPoint de vue hivernal du coteau de Jurançon vers PauViewpoints
1.9 kmOcéano PlongéeDive site
5.4 kmNature around Pau
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of France seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Pau
Earthquakes around Pau
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19502magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record13within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.3Ainharp 1 km ↑1978 · 47 km
5.1Arette 2 km ↖1967 · 38 km
Universities and research institutes
éklore-ed School of ManagementUniversity or college · founded 1969
L'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'AdourUniversity or college · founded 1972
École Supérieure d'Art des PyrénéesUniversity or college
Multidisciplinary Institute for Applied ResearchResearch institute · founded 1987
Identities, Territories, Expressions, MobilitiesResearch institute · founded 1999
Laboratory of Thermal Engineering, Energy and ProcessesResearch institute · founded 2003
Laboratory of Complex Fluids and their ReservoirsResearch institute · founded 2003
Laboratory of Mathematics and their ApplicationsResearch institute · founded 2005
DMEX Centre for X-ray ImagingResearch institute · founded 2011
Institute of Analytical Sciences and Physico-Chemistry for Environment and MaterialsResearch institute · founded 2011
Institute of Iberian and Iberian-American StudiesResearch institute · founded 2012
CAGIRE: Computational AGility for internal flows sImulations and compaRisons with ExperimentsResearch institute · founded 2016
Arts/Languages: Transitions and RelationshipsResearch institute · founded 2018
Federative Institute for Research on Legal TransitionsResearch institute · founded 2021
Management Research LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 2021
MAKUTU: Experimental-based modeling and simulation of wave propagation to characterize geophysical and heliophysical media and to design complex objectsResearch institute · founded 2021
Laboratory energy and environmental transitionsResearch institute · founded 2021
Towns and villages around Pau
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Lartigue1.9 kmBizanos2.7 kmGelos3.3 kmBillère3.5 kmJurançon3.6 kmMazères-Lezons3.8 kmLe Perlic3.9 kmIdron4.3 kmLons4.5 kmAressy4.6 kmUzos4.7 kmBerlanne5.2 kmLée5.8 kmRontignon5.9 kmBuros5.9 kmMeillon6.2 kmLescar6.8 kmLaroin7 kmHameau du Luy7.2 kmMontardon7.3 kmNarcastet7.3 kmMaucor7.6 kmOusse7.8 kmLa Lanusse7.9 kmSendets7.9 kmSerres-Morlaàs8.1 kmAssat8.2 kmSerres-Castet8.4 kmMorlaas8.4 kmSaint-Castin8.4 kmLe Hameau d'Ousse8.8 kmBernadets8.9 kmSaint-Faust9 kmGan9.5 kmArtiguelouve9.7 kmArtigueloutan9.8 kmSaint-Jammes10 kmBaliros10 kmPoey-de-Lescar10 kmBordes10 kmAndoins10 kmSauvagnon10 kmOuillon10 kmHiguères-Souye11 kmSiros11 kmAnos11 kmAubertin11 kmBosdarros11 kmAussevielle11 kmBeyrie-en-Béarn11 kmNavailles-Angos12 kmUzein12 kmSaint-Armou12 kmAngaïs12 kmPardies-Piétat12 kmBoeil-Bezing12 kmCaubios-Loos12 kmArbus12 kmBarinque13 kmNousty13 kmSaint-Abit13 kmLacommande13 kmGabaston13 kmBougarber14 kmDenguin14 kmArros-de-Nay14 kmEspéchède14 kmLasseube14 kmSoumoulou14 kmBaudreix14 kmBourdettes14 kmBeuste14 kmRiupeyrous15 kmBournos15 kmHaut-de-Bosdarros15 kmAstis15 kmLimendous15 kmEscoubès15 kmLasclaveries15 kmViellenave-d'Arthez15 km
Pau from above
Around Pau32 places to see, do and reach nearby
OusseNature2.5 kmNéez, New AquitaineNature4.7 kmLuzNature8.4 kmLagoinNature3.4 kmLes HièsNature7.3 kmSoustNature2.7 kmPic DurbanMountain29 kmPic du JerMountain37 kmAhargoMountain37 kmOcéano PlongéeDive site5.4 kmChâteau de PauMonument2.4 kmÉglise Saint-Martin de PauMonument2.3 kméglise Saint-André de PauMonument1.6 kmÉglise Saint-Jacques de PauMonument2.0 kmFuniculaire de PauMonument2.3 kmÉglise Saint-Joseph de PauMonument1.6 kmHôtel de ville de PauMonument2.2 kmVilla Sainte-HélèneMonument1.1 kmMusée des Beaux-Arts de PauMuseum1.6 kmMusée national du château de PauMuseum2.4 kmMusée BernadotteMuseum2.1 kmPavillon des Arts de PauMuseum2.4 kmMusée de la Résistance et de la Déportation de PauMuseum1.6 kmStationStation2.5 kmCroix-du-PrinceStation3.4 kmStationStation9.0 kmLonsPlace4.5 kmGanPlace9.5 kmIdronPlace4.3 kmBizanosPlace2.6 kmGelosPlace3.4 kmMontardonPlace7.3 km
Postal codes
64000
Codes for businesses and P.O. boxes · 65
64001 CEDEX64002 CEDEX64003 CEDEX64004 CEDEX64006 CEDEX64007 CEDEX64008 CEDEX64010 CEDEX64011 CEDEX64012 CEDEX64013 CEDEX64015 CEDEX64016 CEDEX64017 CEDEX 964018 CEDEX64019 CEDEX 964020 CEDEX64021 CEDEX64022 CEDEX 964023 CEDEX64024 CEDEX 964027 CEDEX64028 CEDEX64029 CEDEX 964030 CEDEX 964031 CEDEX64032 CEDEX64033 CEDEX64034 CEDEX64035 CEDEX64036 CEDEX64037 CEDEX64038 CEDEX64039 CEDEX64040 CEDEX64041 CEDEX 964042 CEDEX64043 CEDEX64044 CEDEX64046 CEDEX64050 CEDEX 964051 CEDEX 964052 CEDEX 964053 CEDEX 964054 CEDEX 964055 CEDEX 964056 CEDEX 964057 CEDEX 964058 CEDEX 964059 CEDEX 964060 CEDEX 964061 CEDEX 964062 CEDEX 964064 CEDEX64071 CEDEX64075 CEDEX64078 CEDEX64079 CEDEX64080 CEDEX64081 CEDEX64082 CEDEX64086 CEDEX64087 CEDEX 964089 CEDEX64090 CEDEX
Getting to Pau
Pau Pyrénées AirportPUF
9.2 kmTarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées AirportLDE
32 kmBiarritz Pays Basque airportBIQ
96 kmPauRailway station
2.5 kmCroix-du-PrinceRailway station
3.4 kmGanRailway station
9 kmPlaces near Pau
Places with a climate like Pau
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Pau?
Based on 30-year climate normals, June, July and September offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Pau.
What is the hottest month in Pau?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27°C and lows of 16°C.
What is the coldest month in Pau?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 12°C and lows of 3°C.
What is the rainiest month in Pau?
January is the wettest month with about 114 mm of precipitation on 14 wet days.
What is the postal code of Pau?
Pau has 66 postal codes: 64000, 64001 CEDEX, 64002 CEDEX, 64003 CEDEX, 64004 CEDEX, 64006 CEDEX, 64007 CEDEX, 64008 CEDEX, 64010 CEDEX, 64011 CEDEX, 64012 CEDEX, 64013 CEDEX ….