Communal boundaries

Maubourguet borders on nine different communes.

To the north: Estirac and Sombrun

To the east: Auriébat, Sauveterre and Lafitole

To the south: Vic-en-Bigorre, Nouilhan and Larreule

To the west: Lahitte-Toupière

Topography and Geology

Maubourguet is located south of the Aquitaine Basin, a vast sedimentary geological region of the south-west of France, close to the Pyrénées, and in the valley of the Adour, before its bend towards the Atlantic.

The territory of Maubourguet extends over 22.04 km²; its elevation varies between 164 and 285 meters. The highest point of the commune is in the west, on the hills overlooking the plain of the Adour. The minimum elevation is at the level of the Adour when it leaves the territory in the north.

Climate

Maubourguet has a oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification Cfb) closely bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). The average annual temperature in Maubourguet is 13.5 °C (56.3 °F). The average annual rainfall is 904.3 mm (35.60 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.6 °C (70.9 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.9 °C (42.6 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Maubourguet was 44.0 °C (111.2 °F) on 11 August 1947; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −15.5 °C (4.1 °F) on 21 February 1956.