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Municipality

Arrondissement of Dax

Located in Landes, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 43°45′25″ N 1°04′53″ W

Map showing the location of Arrondissement of Dax Arrondissement of Dax
Location in France
Population
240,041
240K
Elevation
42 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
152
listed under Arrondissement of Dax
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BIQ Biarritz Pays Basque airport48 km
PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport68 km

About Arrondissement of Dax

Arrondissement of Dax is a municipality. Location: Landes, New Aquitaine. Population: 240,041. Elevation: 42 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Biarritz Pays Basque airport (48 km). Nearby sights include Luy and Louts.

Climate of Arrondissement of Dax

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 142 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
December (144 mm)
Driest month
July (56 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Arrondissement of Dax
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°13°15°17°20°22°25°25°24°20°15°12°
Average low (°C)3°4°5°7°10°13°15°15°13°10°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)121109879787665695123103142144

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Arrondissement of Dax

The nearest airport is Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ), 48 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Donostia / San Sebastian, 87 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ) Biarritz 48 kmsouthwest
  • Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 68 kmsoutheast
  • San Sebastián Airport (EAS) Hondarribia 73 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 87 kmsouthwest
  • Pamplona Population: 208.2K 114 kmsouthwest
  • Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 127 kmnorth
  • Bilbao Population: 347.3K 159 kmwest
  • Barakaldo Population: 100.4K 162 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arrondissement of Dax

Within 100 km: 73 historic and cultural sites, 370 natural sites, 207 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km20 places

  • Étang de Soustons Lake 20 kmW
  • Étang de Léon Lake 25 kmNW
  • Étang Blanc Lake 24 kmW
  • Étang Blanc Lake 23 kmW

25–60 km128 places

  • Aubin River 42 kmSE
  • Plage d'Ondres Beach 38 kmSW
  • Plage d'Ilbarritz Beach 52 kmSW
  • Grande Plage Beach 49 kmSW

60–100 km502 places

  • Valle de Baztan Natural site 74 kmSW
  • Iglesia San Juan Bautista Attraction 81 kmSW
  • Kontxa / La Concha Beach 88 kmSW
  • Zurriola Beach 87 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Arrondissement of Dax and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arrondissement of Dax Lille Montpellier Paris 15 Vaugirard
Population 240K 238.7K 248.3K 229.7K
Elevation 42 m 20 m 55 m 47 m
Summer day (hottest month) 25° 23° 29° 25°
Winter night (coldest month) 3° 1° 3° 2°
Annual rainfall 1,230 mm 716 mm 645 mm 632 mm
Best months May–Sep Jun–Aug May–Oct May–Sep
Distance — 826 km 400 km 622 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arrondissement of Dax

152 places
  1. 1 Dax 20.9K
  2. 2 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax 13.1K
  3. 3 Tarnos 13K
  4. 4 Capbreton 8.8K
  5. 5 Soustons 8.7K
  6. 6 Saint-Vincent-de-Tyrosse 8K
  7. 7 Labenne 7.2K
  8. 8 Ondres 6.5K
  9. 9 Saint-Martin-de-Seignanx 5.3K
  10. 10 Seignosse 4.1K
  11. 11 Soorts-Hossegor 3.8K
  12. 12 Peyrehorade 3.7K
  13. 13 Tosse 3.6K
  14. 14 Narrosse 3.4K
  15. 15 Tartas 3.2K
  16. 16 Pouillon 3.1K
  17. 17 Saint-Vincent-de-Paul 3.1K
  18. 18 Bénesse-Maremne 3K
  19. 19 Rion-des-Landes 3K
  20. 20 Pontonx-sur-l'Adour 2.8K
  21. 21 Magescq 2.7K
  22. 22 Saint-Geours-de-Maremne 2.6K
  23. 23 Castets 2.5K
  24. 24 Léon 2.3K
  25. 25 Angresse 2.3K
  26. 26 Mées 2K
  27. 27 Hinx 1.9K
  28. 28 Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq 1.8K
  29. 29 Saubion 1.8K
  30. 30 Saint-Martin-de-Hinx 1.8K
  31. 31 Saint-André-de-Seignanx 1.7K
  32. 32 Lit-et-Mixe 1.7K
  33. 33 Saubrigues 1.7K
  34. 34 Pomarez 1.6K
  35. 35 Saint-Julien-en-Born 1.6K
  36. 36 Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains 1.6K
  37. 37 Linxe 1.6K
  38. 38 Saugnac-et-Cambran 1.6K
  39. 39 Amou 1.6K
  40. 40 Oeyreluy 1.5K
  41. 41 Habas 1.5K
  42. 42 Labatut 1.4K
  43. 43 Heugas 1.4K
  44. 44 Mugron 1.3K
  45. 45 Gamarde-les-Bains 1.3K
  46. 46 Bégaar 1.3K
  47. 47 Saint-Lon-les-Mines 1.2K
  48. 48 Vielle-Saint-Girons 1.2K
  49. 49 Montfort-en-Chalosse 1.2K
  50. 50 Sainte-Marie-de-Gosse 1.2K
  51. 51 Meilhan 1.2K
  52. 52 Rivière-Saas-et-Gourby 1.2K
  53. 53 Herm 1.2K
  54. 54 Souprosse 1.2K
  55. 55 Tercis-les-Bains 1.2K
  56. 56 Moliets-et-Maa 1.2K
  57. 57 Saubusse 1.1K
  58. 58 Messanges 1.1K
  59. 59 Orthevielle 1.1K
  60. 60 Port-de-Lanne 1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

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