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Best time to visit Bordeaux

September is the best time to visit Bordeaux for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 91/100
The least cloud August 46 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 50 mm
Warmth August 27 °C
Cooler weather January 10 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 91 24 °C 9
2 June 90 24 °C 9
3 July 87 27 °C 8
4 May 86 21 °C 11
5 August 85 27 °C 8
6 October 83 19 °C 10
7 April 72 17 °C 12
8 March 63 15 °C 10
9 November 59 14 °C 12
10 February 51 11 °C 9
11 December 46 11 °C 11
12 January 44 10 °C 11

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 11 wet days and highs near 10 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 10.1 °C 72 mm 68 %
February 11.3 °C 51 mm 61 %
March 14.8 °C 54 mm 59 %
April 17.3 °C 70 mm 60 %
May 21.0 °C 73 mm 61 %
June 24.4 °C 66 mm 55 %
July 26.5 °C 50 mm 47 %
August 27.1 °C 56 mm 46 %
September 23.8 °C 59 mm 50 %
October 19.3 °C 69 mm 60 %
November 13.7 °C 79 mm 67 %
December 10.7 °C 75 mm 67 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.