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River

Joyeuse

Located in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, New Aquitaine Coordinates: 43°29′48″ N 1°17′45″ W

Map showing the location of Joyeuse Joyeuse
Location in France
Elevation
16 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Urt
0.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
BIQ Biarritz Pays Basque airport19 km
EAS San Sebastián Airport43 km

About Joyeuse

Joyeuse is a river. Location: Pyrénées-Atlantiques, New Aquitaine. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Biarritz Pays Basque airport (19 km). Nearby sights include Médudéou and Ardanavy.

Climate of Joyeuse

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 145 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night 5°)
Wettest month
November (145 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 Joyeuse
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)13°14°16°17°20°23°25°26°24°21°16°14°
Average low (°C)5°6°6°8°11°14°16°16°14°11°8°6°
Precipitation (mm)126107941179366619095117145130

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

How to get to Joyeuse

The nearest airport is Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ), 19 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Donostia / San Sebastian, 59 km to the west.

Airports

  • Biarritz Pays Basque airport (BIQ) Biarritz 19 kmwest
  • San Sebastián Airport (EAS) Hondarribia 43 kmwest
  • Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) Pau/Pyrénées (Uzein) 72 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Donostia / San Sebastian Population: 185.4K 59 kmwest
  • Pamplona Population: 208.2K 81 kmsouth
  • Vitoria-Gasteiz Population: 257.4K 133 kmsouthwest
  • Bilbao Population: 347.3K 135 kmwest
  • Barakaldo Population: 100.4K 139 kmwest

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

Day trips from Joyeuse

Within 100 km: 120 historic and cultural sites, 531 natural sites, 191 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km67 places

  • Plage d'Ondres Beach 18 kmNW
  • Plage d'Ilbarritz Beach 23 kmW
  • Grande Plage Beach 21 kmW
  • Plage du Miramar Beach 21 kmW

25–60 km275 places

  • Valle de Baztan Natural site 40 kmSW
  • Iglesia San Juan Bautista Attraction 48 kmSW
  • Aubin River 53 kmE
  • Kontxa / La Concha Beach 60 kmW

60–100 km500 places

  • Fourmat Mountain 92 kmSE
  • Yamaguchi Natural site 82 kmS
  • Playa de Malkorbe Hondartza Beach 77 kmW
  • Playa de Gaztetape Beach 77 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Urt Village, Arrondissement of Bayonne
    0.5 km SE
  • Urt Village, Urt
    0.5 km SE
  • Urcuit Village, Arrondissement of Bayonne
    3.5 km W
  • Urcuit Village, Urcuit
    3.6 km W
  • Saint-Barthélemy Village, Arrondissement of Dax
    3.5 km NW
  • Saint-Barthélemy Village, Saint-Barthélemy
    3.5 km NW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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