October
Wk 41–43
The quietest stretch among this region's best weather weeks: crowd level around 12 out of 100, weather comfort near 70.
- Crowd level
- 12–13
- Comfort
- 65–75
France · Aquitanien
Best time to visit Aquitanien
When is it busiest here, and when is it quietest? The answer runs week by week through the region's own year, from official EU overnight-stay statistics.
Busiest week
AugustCrowd level 100
Wk 32 · 2,342,288 overnight stays
Quietest weeks
JanuaryCrowd level 0
Wk 2–4 · measured against the region's own year, not against other regions
Sweet spot
OctoberCrowd level 12–13
Wk 41–43 · quietest while the weather still holds
Warmest month
24 °CComfort 84
August · around 41 mm of rain in the month
Crowding Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026 · Crowding score 0–100, season-relative
Aquitanien (France) is quietest in January: across Wk 2–4 the crowd level runs from 0 out of 100. The busiest single week falls in August (Wk 32), at 100 out of 100 with roughly 2,342,288 overnight stays. Calculated from open official data; the values are modelled, not counted.
When is Aquitanien busy, when is it quiet?
Click a week. The panel on the right explains why it is busy or quiet.
Weather profile
Weather comfort is an absolute scale (0 = poor, 100 = ideal) and a second axis next to the season-relative crowd level.
JanuaryØ 0
FebruaryØ 2
MarchØ 4
AprilØ 18
MayØ 23
JuneØ 32
JulyØ 78
AugustØ 94
SeptemberØ 30
OctoberØ 13
NovemberØ 4
DecemberØ 2
Colour = season-relative crowd levelBar = weather comfort (Sun & warmth), absolute 0–100
Why this week?
October · Wk 41
Crowd level12/100 · fairly quiet
quietbusy
Weather comfort38/100 · Sun & warmth
-42 % versus the region's annual average.
- Contributing months
- October (100 %)
- Overnight stays/week
- 406,654
- School-holiday pressure (source markets)
- 2 % of source markets on school holidays · -2 % crowding from holidays
- Main source markets
- France (76 %) · Germany (5 %) · Netherlands (5 %) · 94% of guests modelled
- Region range
- 152,312–2,342,288 (avg 702,265)
- Base years
- 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 (excluding 2020, 2021)
v1: Crowd-Score aus der Eurostat-Basisschicht (Übernachtungen), moduliert vom Schulferien-Druck der Quellmärkte, region-spezifisch gewichtet mit dem Quellland-Mix. Season-relativ zur Region. Event-Schichten folgen.
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The travel year in Aquitanien, month by month
The year as a table to read and to cite: crowd level for every month, plus weather comfort and temperature from the climate normals.
| Month | Crowd level0–100, season-relative | Weather comfort0–100, profile “mild” | Avg temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 29 | 7 °C |
| February | 2 | 38 | 9 °C |
| March | 4 | 47 | 11 °C |
| April | 18 | 61 | 14 °C |
| May | 23 | 71 | 18 °C |
| June | 32 | 76 | 21 °C |
| July | 78 | 83 | 24 °C |
| August | 94 | 84 | 24 °C |
| September | 30 | 82 | 21 °C |
| October | 13 | 72 | 16 °C |
| November | 4 | 47 | 11 °C |
| December | 2 | 33 | 8 °C |
The crowd level is season-relative: 100 is the annual peak of Aquitanien itself, not the busiest destination in Europe. The figures say when it is quiet here — not where it is quieter than elsewhere.
Weather comfort 0–100 from the climate normals, profile “mild” – the same profile as the recommendation above, not the selection in the calendar. A “–” means the data for that month is missing.
Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026
The windows worth catching
Three windows from the model: first whether the weather suits the region, then how busy it gets.
May
Wk 18–20
A second option, also with usable weather: crowd level around 23, weather comfort near 69.
- Crowd level
- 22–23
- Comfort
- 67–71
August
Wk 32–34
The region's peak: crowd level around 99 out of 100. Only if the dates are fixed.
- Crowd level
- 98–100
- Comfort
- 84
Aquitanien compared with Europe
How full the accommodation is here, measured against Europe – on the only measure on which two travel regions can be compared.
- Bed occupancy in Aquitanien
- 19.5
- European median
- 23.1
per cent of bed places, annual mean
per cent of bed places, annual mean
Furthest from the median: January, at 0.4× the value. Closest to the median: September, at 0.8× the value.
Mean across 12 months, weighted by their weeks. This occupancy compares travel regions with one another. The crowding in the table above compares Aquitanien with itself. The two measures are never combined.
Climate through the year
Average temperature with day/night range and precipitation across the twelve months.
- Avg temperature
- Day/night range
- Precipitation
| Month | Avg temperature (°C) | Day avg (°C) | Night avg (°C) | Precipitation (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6 | 7 | 5 | 86 |
| Feb | 8 | 9 | 7 | 64 |
| Mar | 10 | 11 | 8 | 77 |
| Apr | 12 | 14 | 11 | 72 |
| May | 16 | 18 | 14 | 91 |
| Jun | 20 | 21 | 19 | 101 |
| Jul | 22 | 24 | 20 | 39 |
| Aug | 22 | 24 | 21 | 41 |
| Sep | 19 | 21 | 17 | 63 |
| Oct | 15 | 16 | 14 | 75 |
| Nov | 10 | 11 | 9 | 89 |
| Dec | 8 | 8 | 7 | 84 |
The band shows mean daytime to nighttime temperature. Precipitation shown as monthly total (mm). Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
How sunny?
How much sun a typical day delivers, month by month, expressed as hours of full midday sun.
Sunny
≈ 3.8 h of full midday sun per day, annual average
Jul
Sunniest month
| Month | ≈ h of full midday sun per day |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 |
| Feb | 2.4 |
| Mar | 3.6 |
| Apr | 4.9 |
| May | 5.6 |
| Jun | 5.9 |
| Jul | 6.1 |
| Aug | 5.6 |
| Sep | 4.2 |
| Oct | 2.7 |
| Nov | 1.7 |
| Dec | 1.2 |
Basis: mean daily solar irradiance in kWh/m²/day; 1 kWh/m² is roughly one hour of full midday sun (1,000 W/m²). Not the same as measured sunshine duration. Typical monthly value (climate normal), not a forecast.
Directly reachable from
Destination airports of Aquitanien and every European departure airport with a direct connection to them.
Destination airports
Select a destination airport to see the direct departure airports.
“Directly reachable” means a direct connection exists according to our sources. We do not show a live timetable. Availability and flight days can vary by season and airline.
Ski areas in Aquitanien
Mapped ski areas in this region with slope kilometres, lifts and elevation, plus the long-term snow average from our climate data.
- Ski areas
- 4
- Slopes in total
- 62 km
- Lifts
- 33
- Highest point
- 2,453 m
| Ski area | Slopes | Lifts | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gourette | 29.54 km | 12 | 1,353–2,453 m1,101 m vertical drop |
| La Pierre Saint-Martin, San Martingo Harria | 24.55 km3.67 km cross-country | 13 | 1,520–2,146 m627 m vertical drop |
| Artouste | 7.92 km | 8 | 1,775–2,038 m263 m vertical drop |
| SpainLe SomportCross-country only | 11.75 km cross-country | not available | 1,578–1,700 m122 m vertical drop |
Slope, lift and elevation figures come from open mapping and are complete to varying degrees. “Not available” means not mapped, not “does not exist”. Opening hours and season are not included. Snow figures are long-term averages for the whole region, not snow depth on the mountain and not a forecast.
Frequently asked questions about the best time to visit Aquitanien
Short answers on timing, weather and getting there, all from the data on this page.
When is the best time to visit Aquitanien?
- The best time to visit Aquitanien is October (Wk 41–43): it is the quietest stretch among the region's best weather weeks – crowd level around 12 out of 100, weather comfort about 70 out of 100.
When is Aquitanien quietest?
- January (Wk 2–4) is the quietest time in Aquitanien. Crowd levels there sit at 0 out of 100, the lowest across the year.
When is Aquitanien busiest?
- Aquitanien is busiest in August (Wk 32) with around 2,342,288 overnight stays in the peak week.
What is the weather like in Aquitanien and when is it warmest?
- It is warmest in Aquitanien in August with an average of 24 °C and around 41 mm of rain in the month.
How do you get to Aquitanien?
- Aquitanien is reachable via 4 destination airports with direct flights, including Bordeaux Airport (BOD), Biarritz - Anglet - Bayonne Airport (BIQ) and Roumanieres Airport (EGC).
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Sources and data vintages
Every provenance note on this page, collected in one place.
- Crowding figures
- Index 2.0 · As of 25/08/2026. v1 approximation, calculated from Eurostat overnight stays. Day tourism and cruises (Venice, Dubrovnik …) are still missing, so we show these destinations as quieter than they are. The crowd score is a model-based forecast, not a measurement.
- Climate data
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2025.
- Reachability
Data sources: direct connections from Wikipedia (“Airlines and destinations”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, aggregated and modified by us), cross-checked with Eurostat, Destatis and the UK Civil Aviation Authority; airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain). The derived connection data is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Data as of: September 2026
- Ski areas
Data sources: ski areas from OpenSkiMap, based on OpenStreetMap, licensed under ODbL 1.0; snow depths from ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service).
- Data basis
- All figures are approximations derived from open data (crowd level from Eurostat overnight stays, climate from Copernicus/ERA5-Land), not measurements.