What is the rainiest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Oloron-Sainte-Marie, at 147.2 days, ahead of Bayonne (141.1 days).

What is the driest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Parthenay, at 104.3 days. 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine are measured here.

Where does Oloron-Sainte-Marie stand in France?

15 of the 1,040 French cities measured on rainy days. The national ranking is on its own page.

Which cities lead in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?

Oloron-Sainte-Marie (147.2 days), Bayonne (141.1 days), Anglet (141.1 days), Biarritz (141.1 days), Tarnos (141.1 days). The whole table is on this page.

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Where it rains most in Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Oloron-Sainte-Marie is the rainiest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, at 147.2 days, ahead of Bayonne (141.1 days) and Anglet (141.1 days). At the other end, Parthenay is the driest city, at 104.3 days.

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The 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine ranked on rainy days
Rank	City	Rainy days	Population
1	64 Oloron-Sainte-Marie	147.2 days	10,684
2	64 Bayonne	141.1 days	54,306
3	64 Anglet	141.1 days	43,271
4	64 Biarritz	141.1 days	26,206
5	40 Tarnos	141.1 days	12,957
6	40 Soorts-Hossegor	140.8 days	3,817
7	64 Hendaye	140.6 days	18,102
8	64 Saint-Jean-de-Luz	140.6 days	14,857
9	64 Urrugne	140.6 days	10,661
10	64 Guéthary	140.6 days	1,306
11	64 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port	136.9 days	1,479
12	87 Limoges	133.7 days	129,937
13	87 Panazol	133.7 days	11,342
14	87 Couzeix	133.7 days	10,195
15	19 Tulle	133.3 days	13,401
16	64 Orthez	133.0 days	10,881
17	87 Saint-Junien	132.8 days	11,415
18	87 Oradour-sur-Glane	132.8 days	2,550
19	33 Villenave-d'Ornon	127.7 days	42,545
20	33 Léognan	127.7 days	10,670
21	33 Mios	127.5 days	12,043
22	40 Dax	127.4 days	22,109
23	40 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax	127.4 days	14,481
24	64 Pau	126.8 days	80,441
25	64 Billère	126.8 days	14,384
26	64 Lons	126.8 days	13,606
27	23 Guéret	126.8 days	12,955
28	33 La Teste-de-Buch	124.9 days	27,566
29	33 Gujan-Mestras	124.9 days	22,153
30	33 Andernos-les-Bains	124.9 days	12,710
31	33 Biganos	124.9 days	11,431
32	33 Arcachon	124.9 days	11,092
33	33 Bordeaux	124.5 days	267,991
34	33 Talence	124.5 days	46,338
35	33 Bègles	124.5 days	31,831
36	33 Gradignan	124.5 days	26,952
37	33 Cenon	124.5 days	26,834
38	33 Lormont	124.5 days	25,769
39	33 Floirac	124.5 days	18,300
40	24 Périgueux	124.2 days	29,055
41	24 Boulazac Isle Manoire	124.2 days	10,759
42	24 Sarlat-la-Canéda	124.1 days	8,763
43	17 Saintes	123.0 days	25,363
44	79 Bressuire	122.8 days	19,970
45	79 Thouars	122.8 days	13,891
46	33 Mérignac	122.5 days	78,090
47	33 Pessac	122.5 days	67,339
48	33 Saint-Médard-en-Jalles	122.5 days	32,910
49	33 Le Bouscat	122.5 days	25,081
50	33 Eysines	122.5 days	24,825
51	33 Bruges	122.5 days	20,020
52	33 Blanquefort	122.5 days	17,215
53	33 Cestas	122.5 days	16,666
54	33 Le Haillan	122.5 days	11,392
55	33 Le Taillan-Médoc	122.5 days	11,073
56	19 Brive-la-Gaillarde	122.3 days	47,095
57	33 Ambarès-et-Lagrave	121.7 days	17,644
58	33 Saint-André-de-Cubzac	121.7 days	12,626
59	33 Parempuyre	121.7 days	10,672
60	33 Saint-Loubès	121.7 days	10,027
61	16 Angoulême	121.5 days	41,908
62	16 Soyaux	121.5 days	10,087
63	33 Libourne	121.3 days	25,036
64	40 Biscarrosse	121.3 days	15,836
65	33 Saint-Émilion	121.3 days	1,608
66	17 Royan	120.6 days	19,425
67	47 Villeneuve-sur-Lot	119.4 days	22,350
68	47 Marmande	118.8 days	17,328
69	40 Mont-de-Marsan	118.7 days	31,592
70	40 Saint-Pierre-du-Mont	118.7 days	10,092
71	79 Niort	117.9 days	59,854
72	17 Rochefort	117.1 days	23,460
73	24 Domme	116.8 days	906
74	16 Cognac	116.5 days	18,532
75	24 Bergerac	114.2 days	27,110
76	17 La Rochelle	114.1 days	79,851
77	86 Poitiers	109.3 days	89,916
78	86 Châtellerault	109.3 days	31,003
79	86 Buxerolles	109.3 days	10,289
80	47 Agen	107.2 days	32,801
81	79 Parthenay	104.3 days	10,140

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold. This particular ranking is metropolitan only: the distance to the coast is measured against the coastlines of the Hexagon and Corsica, which would put an overseas port thousands of kilometres from a sea it sits on, so no value is published for overseas France rather than a wrong one.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

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What is the rainiest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Oloron-Sainte-Marie, at 147.2 days, ahead of Bayonne (141.1 days).
What is the driest city in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Parthenay, at 104.3 days. 81 cities of Nouvelle-Aquitaine are measured here.
Where does Oloron-Sainte-Marie stand in France?: 15 of the 1,040 French cities measured on rainy days. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Nouvelle-Aquitaine?: Oloron-Sainte-Marie (147.2 days), Bayonne (141.1 days), Anglet (141.1 days), Biarritz (141.1 days), Tarnos (141.1 days). The whole table is on this page.