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Natural site

Bois de Pau

Located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 43°21′00″ N 0°21′00″ W

Map showing the location of Bois de Pau Bois de Pau
Location in France
Elevation
219 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arrondissement of Pau
4.6 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport6 km
LDE Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport34 km

About Bois de Pau

Bois de Pau is a natural site. Location: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, New Aquitaine. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Pau Pyrénées Airport (6 km). Nearby sights include Merdé and Gées.

Climate of Bois de Pau

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 158 mm

Hottest month
August (day 25°)
Coldest month
January (night 4°)
Wettest month
November (158 mm)
Driest month
July (77 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 Bois de Pau
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)11°13°14°15°19°21°24°25°23°19°14°12°
Average low (°C)4°4°5°7°10°13°15°16°13°10°6°4°
Precipitation (mm)136122119131118937793111136158137

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

How to get to Bois de Pau

The nearest airport is Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), 6 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Pamplona, 121 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 6 kmnorthwest
  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 34 kmsoutheast
  • Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ) Biarritz 96 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Pamplona Population: 208.2K 121 kmsouthwest
  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 132 kmwest
  • Toulouse Population: 511.7K 148 kmeast
  • Bordeaux Population: 265.3K 167 kmnorth
  • Zaragoza Population: 687K 193 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Bois de Pau

Within 100 km: 70 historic and cultural sites, 1,117 natural sites, 246 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km21 places

  • Forêt de Saint-Pée Natural site 18 kmW
  • Bois du Laring Natural site 19 kmSW
  • Bois de Lagos Natural site 19 kmSE
  • Bois de Carrasquet Natural site 24 kmSE

25–60 km517 places

  • Fourmat Mountain 37 kmS
  • Aubin River 33 kmNW
  • Ibón de Respumoso Lake 60 kmS
  • Ibón de Campo Plano Lake 60 kmS

60–100 km895 places

  • Valle de Baztan Natural site 95 kmW
  • Lago de Urdiceto Lake 92 kmSE
  • Ibón de Tramacastilla Lake 69 kmS
  • Ibón Superior de Brazato Lake 68 kmS

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