Few mainland French towns have warmer summer afternoons than Saint-Étienne-du-Grès
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.2°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in July. By rainfall alone, it ranks drier than 89% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 34 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Eyragues station, 11 km north-east.
A year in Saint-Étienne-du-Grès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Eyragues station.
What a year in Saint-Étienne-du-Grès feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Eyragues.
About 632 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 39th wettest of 108 towns of 2,500+ in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
34 frosts and 128 days of 25°C a year
On about 34 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 128 days a year reach 25°C, and 64 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Eyragues: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Eyragues
Eyragues is 11 km north-east of Saint-Étienne-du-Grès. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Étienne-du-Grès itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Eyragues (13036003) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 17 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 8 m |
| Period | 1997–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 27 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Saint-Étienne-du-Grès compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-du-Grès | Eyragues | 31.7°C | 2.2°C | 632 mm |
| Tarascon 5.4 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Fontvieille 6.7 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Maillane 7.1 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Beaucaire 8.2 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Graveson 8.6 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 632 mm |
| Saint-Rémy-de-Provence 8.8 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 2.2°C about the same | 632 mm |
Saint-Étienne-du-Grès weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Eyragues station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.9°C | 2.2°C | 6.5°C | 51 mm | 142 |
| February | 12.5°C | 2.5°C | 7.5°C | 33 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.8°C | 5.0°C | 10.9°C | 41 mm | 220 |
| April | 20.2°C | 7.8°C | 14.0°C | 59 mm | 229 |
| May | 24.4°C | 11.7°C | 18.1°C | 56 mm | 269 |
| June | 29.1°C | 15.4°C | 22.2°C | 34 mm | 313 |
| July | 31.7°C | 17.6°C | 24.7°C | 23 mm | 346 |
| August | 31.3°C | 17.2°C | 24.2°C | 30 mm | 307 |
| September | 26.5°C | 13.9°C | 20.2°C | 80 mm | 245 |
| October | 21.3°C | 10.8°C | 16.1°C | 86 mm | 171 |
| November | 14.9°C | 6.1°C | 10.5°C | 94 mm | 142 |
| December | 11.2°C | 2.8°C | 7.0°C | 47 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.9°C | 9.4°C | 15.2°C | 632 mm | 2,680 |
Where Saint-Étienne-du-Grès’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Eyragues, 11 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1997–2020, where its record is shorter).
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Nîmes-Courbessac, 27 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Bouches-du-Rhône.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-Étienne-du-Grès’s climate
How warm does Saint-Étienne-du-Grès get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.7°C. About 128 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 64 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Étienne-du-Grès get in winter?
January nights average 2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 34 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Étienne-du-Grès get?
About 632 mm a year, less than 89% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (94 mm) and July the driest (23 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (27 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Étienne-du-Grès itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Étienne-du-Grès, Eyragues, 11 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station EYRAGUES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Étienne-du-Grès →
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