France · Tarn
Camping Aire Naturelle Pampelonne
Tarn, France
On the beach
Right now
Sample dataIllustrative conditions — the live Open-Meteo marine feed wasn't reachable, so these are deterministic placeholder values that will be replaced automatically once the feed is available.
7-day outlook
Sample dataModeled placeholder forecast for demonstration — will be replaced by a live marine-weather feed.
Water temperature
Next 7 days, °C
Wave height
Next 7 days, metres
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| Day | Water temp (°C) | Wave height (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed 2 | 26.1 | 0.3 |
| Thu 3 | 25.7 | 0.3 |
| Fri 4 | 25.2 | 0.3 |
| Sat 5 | 25.0 | 0.3 |
| Sun 6 | 25.1 | 0.3 |
| Mon 7 | 25.6 | 0.3 |
| Tue 8 | 26.1 | 0.3 |
Typical water temperature by month
Modeled estimatePlausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.
Monthly water temperature
Typical range across the year, °C
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| Month | Typical water temp (°C) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 15 |
| Feb | 15 |
| Mar | 15 |
| Apr | 17 |
| May | 20 |
| Jun | 23 |
| Jul | 25 |
| Aug | 26 |
| Sep | 25 |
| Oct | 23 |
| Nov | 20 |
| Dec | 17 |
Location & nearby beaches
Nearby beaches
- 10 km
- La_roque11 kmAveyron
- 15 km
- Cessetieres16 kmAveyron
Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.
How do you get to Camping Aire Naturelle Pampelonne?
- Easy by car — there's parking close to the beach.
Food, stays & town
- Nearest village: Pampelonne, about ~1.0 km away.
- 1 place to stay mapped nearby Closest is Les Terrasses du Viaur, about ~90 m away.
What kind of beach is this?
This beach belongs to a small coastal village. It's usually calmer than a resort or town beach, though a popular village spot can still fill up on the best summer days.
Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).
Is the water clean at Camping Aire Naturelle Pampelonne?
Camping Aire Naturelle Pampelonne sits on a stretch of coast classed as a river bathing site, carrying an official EU Bathing Water rating of Excellent for the 2025 season. Under the EU Bathing Water Directive, national authorities test for intestinal enterococci and E. coli through the season and report the results the following spring — the 2025 rating was published in spring 2026, and 2026's won't follow until spring 2027. In addition to that yearly rating, some national authorities — for Croatia, the national environmental authority — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. It sits in Tarn. There's parking about ~70 m from the beach.
That rating has been consistent: every one of the 6 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. If you're timing a visit around water temperature rather than crowds, July–September is the safest bet, with August typically the peak — expect cooler, calmer water either side of that stretch. The nearest town, Pampelonne, is about ~1.0 km away.
“Excellent” is one point on a four-step scale — Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor — assigned once per year from that season's water samples, not a live reading. It describes how the site performs on average across the season, not the exact water quality this afternoon; for day-to-day water conditions, see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above.