Gavarnie
Gavarnie | |
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Part of Gavarnie-Gèdre | |
 The commune of Gavarnie, and Cirque de Gavarnie | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gavarnie | |
  Gavarnie Location within France  Gavarnie Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°44′06″N 0°00′36″W / 42.735°N 0.01°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Hautes-Pyrénées |
| Arrondissement | Argelès-Gazost |
| Canton | La Vallée des Gaves |
| Commune | Gavarnie-Gèdre |
Area 1 | 82.54 km2 (31.87 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 108 |
| • Density | 1.31/km2 (3.39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 65120 |
| Elevation | 1,200–3,298 m (3,937–10,820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gavarnie (French pronunciation: [ɡavaʁni]; Occitan: Gavarnia) is a former commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, Southwestern France.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gavarnie-Gèdre.[3] Gavarnie is known for the Cirque de Gavarnie, and the Gavarnie Falls in it, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Pyrénées – Mont Perdu.
The Prime Meridian passes through Gavarnie, including at its southernmost point in France – the commune touches Aragon, Spain.
Climate
[edit]On average, Gavarnie experiences 114.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 6.2 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 12.4 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and 3.8 days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) on 11 August 2025, while the record low temperature was −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F) on 8 February 2012.[4]
| Climate data for Gavarnie (1991–2020 normals, extremes 2007–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.6 (96.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.6 (65.5) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.1 (43.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
1.6 (34.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.7 (35.1) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.2 (45.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−7.1 (19.2) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 127.4 (5.02) |
105.8 (4.17) |
116.4 (4.58) |
148.9 (5.86) |
136.8 (5.39) |
124.6 (4.91) |
96.6 (3.80) |
83.8 (3.30) |
85.6 (3.37) |
180.9 (7.12) |
168.1 (6.62) |
96.5 (3.80) |
1,471.4 (57.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.5 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 126.3 |
| Source: Meteociel[4] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ↑ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Gavarnie, EHESS (in French).
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 18 December 2015
- 1 2 "1991–2020 Normals and Records – Station: Gavarnie". Meteociel.fr. Retrieved 31 August 2026.
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