Bordeaux
City in France: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
138 - Place de la Bourse et le miroir d'eau - Bordeaux: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Bordeaux is a city in France, in New Aquitaine. About 265,328 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of France in our atlas.
It lies at 44.84° N, 0.58° W, about 20 m (66 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Paris time zone.
Location
Red dot: Bordeaux. Green dots: other major cities of France. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Bordeaux has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 2°C (35°F). Around 749 mm (29 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in FranceNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Toulouse · 210 km
- Nantes · 275 km
- Rennes · 373 km
- Montpellier · 376 km
- Lyon · 439 km
- Paris 15 Vaugirard · 499 km
- Marseille · 500 km
- Paris · 501 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3031582 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q1479 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 138 - Place de la Bourse et le miroir d'eau - Bordeaux: Patrick Despoix, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)