When is the best time to go to the Landes?

When is the best time to go to the Landes? Here's some information to help you in your decision:

  • In the Landes, the weather is good everywhere in May, June, July, August, September and October
  • The best months to go to Mont-de-Marsan are May, June, July, August, September and October
  • On average, the warmest months in Mont-de-Marsan are July and August, and the coldest months are January and February
  • The rainiest months in this city are January, April, May, June, November and December
  • The cities with the best climate are Biscarrosse, Capbreton, Dax, Hossegor, Messanges, Mimizan, Saint-Julien-en-Born, Seignosse, Labenne and Lit-et-Mixe, with good weather at least 7 months a year
  • The best months for swimming in Biscarrosse are June, July, August, September and October


Annual weather in the Landes

For information about the climate and the weather city by city in the Landes for a specific month, click on the corresponding line below:

January 41°F to 52°F
8 to 10 days*
February 41°F to 54°F
6 to 9 days*
March 43°F to 61°F
5 to 7 days*
April 49°F to 67°F
4 to 8 days*
May 56°F to 72°F
6 to 8 days*
June 61°F to 79°F
6 to 8 days*
July 65°F to 85°F
4 to 6 days*
August 63°F to 85°F
3 to 6 days*
September 72°F
4 to 5 days*
October 52°F to 70°F
4 to 7 days*
November 49°F to 59°F
7 to 11 days*
December 43°F to 56°F
7 to 8 days*
* weather varies across the country

Best time to travel to Landes by cities

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Temperatures and rainfall in the Landes

On these 3 graphs, we present the evolution of temperatures of Landes and month-by-month rainfall for the cities of Mont-de-Marsan, Biscarrosse, Capbreton, Dax and Hossegor, as well as the month-by-month sea temperature for coastal cities.


Peak visitor numbers and tourist seasons in the Landes

Find out when Landes has its high tourist season (the period when the influx of tourists is highest) and off-peak tourist season using our data and figures.

Tourist seasons in the Landes

The months with low numbers of tourists are: January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November and December. The number of visitors to Landes is high in: July and August.

  • Very low season in the Landes: January and February.
  • Low season in the Landes: March, April, May, June, September, October, November and December.
  • High season in the Landes: July.
  • Peak season in the Landes: August.

Figure: Visitor index for Landes month by month




Where to go in the Landes?

This table allows you to see the maximum temperature for each city and our opinion on the weather month by month (see colour legend below the table).

Cities jan.feb.mar.apr.mayjun.jul.aug.sep.oct.nov.dec.
Mont-de-Marsan50°F54°F61°F67°F72°F79°F85°F85°F79°F70°F59°F52°F
Biscarrosse52°F54°F58°F61°F67°F72°F76°F77°F74°F68°F59°F56°F
Capbreton52°F54°F58°F63°F67°F72°F76°F77°F74°F68°F59°F56°F
Dax52°F54°F61°F65°F70°F77°F81°F83°F79°F70°F59°F54°F
Hossegor52°F54°F58°F63°F67°F72°F76°F77°F74°F68°F59°F56°F
Messanges52°F54°F61°F65°F70°F77°F81°F83°F79°F70°F59°F54°F
Mimizan52°F54°F58°F61°F67°F72°F76°F77°F74°F68°F59°F56°F
Saint-Julien-en-Born52°F54°F58°F61°F67°F72°F76°F77°F74°F68°F59°F56°F
Seignosse52°F54°F61°F65°F70°F77°F81°F83°F79°F70°F59°F54°F
Aire-sur-l'Adour50°F54°F61°F67°F72°F79°F85°F85°F79°F70°F59°F52°F
Eugénie-les-Bains50°F54°F61°F67°F72°F79°F85°F85°F79°F70°F59°F52°F
Labastide-d'Armagnac50°F54°F59°F67°F72°F79°F83°F85°F79°F68°F58°F52°F
Labenne52°F54°F58°F63°F67°F72°F76°F77°F74°F68°F59°F56°F
Lit-et-Mixe52°F54°F61°F65°F70°F77°F81°F83°F79°F70°F59°F54°F
Moliets-et-Maa52°F54°F61°F65°F70°F77°F81°F83°F79°F70°F59°F54°F
Roquefort (Landes d'Armagnac)50°F54°F59°F67°F72°F79°F83°F85°F79°F68°F58°F52°F
Sainte-Eulalie-en-Born52°F54°F58°F61°F67°F72°F76°F77°F74°F68°F59°F56°F
Contis-Plage52°F54°F61°F65°F70°F77°F81°F83°F77°F70°F59°F56°F
Labrit50°F54°F61°F67°F72°F79°F85°F85°F79°F70°F59°F52°F
Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park52°F54°F59°F65°F68°F76°F79°F79°F76°F68°F59°F54°F

Legend:

perfect weather

good weather

tolerable weather

bad weather

very bad weather


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Is this weather information for Landes reliable?

Climate data for Landes has been gathered every day since January 2009. The analysis of these meteorological data for Landes allows us to determine the average for each month in Mont-de-Marsan, Biscarrosse, Capbreton, Dax, Hossegor, Messanges, Mimizan, Saint-Julien-en-Born, and 24 other cities.

So yes: this data is reliable except in cases of temporary climate disruption in the region.

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