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Natural site

Bois de Pétraoube

Located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 42°58′00″ N 0°41′00″ W

Map showing the location of Bois de Pétraoube Bois de Pétraoube
Location in France
Elevation
1,802 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lées-Athas
5.1 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
PUF Pau Pyrénées Airport51 km
LDE Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport60 km

About Bois de Pétraoube

Bois de Pétraoube is a natural site. Location: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, New Aquitaine. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Pau Pyrénées Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Mail Rouy and les Tourelles.

Climate of Bois de Pétraoube

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 121 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
May (125 mm)
Driest month
July (61 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 Pétraoube
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°2°5°7°11°16°20°20°17°11°5°2°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-4°-2°1°4°7°8°5°2°-2°-4°
Precipitation (mm)1111008811012591617079109121118

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Bois de Pétraoube

The nearest airport is Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), 51 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Pamplona, 80 km to the west.

Airports

  • Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 51 kmnortheast
  • Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) Tarbes/Lourdes/Pyrénées 60 kmnortheast
  • Pamplona Airport (PNA) Pamplona 82 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Pamplona Population: 208.2K 80 kmwest
  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 112 kmwest
  • Zaragoza Population: 687K 146 kmsouth
  • Logroño Population: 151.2K 155 kmwest
  • Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 163 kmwest

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

Day trips from Bois de Pétraoube

Within 100 km: 130 historic and cultural sites, 1,215 natural sites, 257 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km250 places

  • Ibón de Estanés Lake 20 kmS
  • Orriste Mountain 11 kmS
  • Pic d'Arlet Mountain 16 kmS
  • Monte Astún Mountain 22 kmSE

25–60 km544 places

  • Fourmat Mountain 26 kmE
  • Pantano de Yesa Lake 56 kmSW
  • Ibón de Tramacastilla Lake 37 kmSE
  • Ibón Superior de Brazato Lake 46 kmSE

60–100 km808 places

  • Valle de Baztan Natural site 70 kmW
  • Iglesia San Juan Bautista Attraction 78 kmW
  • Yamaguchi Natural site 82 kmW
  • Aubin River 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lées-Athas Village, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
    5.1 km E
  • Lescun Village, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
    5.4 km SE
  • Osse-en-Aspe Village, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
    6.3 km NE
  • Accous Village, Arrondissement of Oloron-Sainte-Marie
    6.9 km E
  • Osse-en-Aspe Village, Osse-en-Aspe
    6.3 km NE
  • Accous Village, Accous
    6.9 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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