Hardly any mainland French towns log more warm days than Aigues-Vives
On a normal January night the air cools to about 2.7°C. Only 29°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 82% of mainland French towns. Plan time outside for April, May, September and October, when highs sit at 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Gallargues-le-Montueux station, 2.6 km south.
A year in Aigues-Vives at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Gallargues-le-Montueux station.
What a year in Aigues-Vives feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gallargues-le-Montueux.
About 675 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 48th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
26 frosts and 127 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 127 days a year reach 25°C, and 62 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gallargues-le-Montueux: 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 Gallargues-le-Montueux
Gallargues-le-Montueux is 2.6 km south of Aigues-Vives. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aigues-Vives itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Gallargues-le-Montueux (30123001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 17 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 63 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 23 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 Aigues-Vives 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 Gard.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aigues-Vives | Gallargues-le-Montueux | 31.6°C | 2.7°C | 675 mm |
| Gallargues-le-Montueux 1.9 km | same station | 31.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Aubais 2.7 km | Verargues | 31.5°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.6°C colder | 749 mm |
| Vergèze 3.6 km | same station | 31.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Codognan 3.8 km | same station | 31.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Calvisson 5.5 km | Villevieille | 31.5°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.9°C colder | 761 mm |
| Aimargues 5.7 km | same station | 31.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
Aigues-Vives weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Gallargues-le-Montueux station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.2°C | 2.7°C | 7.5°C | 57 mm | 142 |
| February | 13.6°C | 2.8°C | 8.2°C | 36 mm | 165 |
| March | 17.2°C | 5.7°C | 11.4°C | 42 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.8°C | 8.2°C | 14.0°C | 64 mm | 229 |
| May | 24.0°C | 11.9°C | 17.9°C | 47 mm | 269 |
| June | 28.5°C | 15.6°C | 22.0°C | 38 mm | 313 |
| July | 31.6°C | 18.1°C | 24.9°C | 20 mm | 346 |
| August | 31.4°C | 17.9°C | 24.7°C | 44 mm | 307 |
| September | 26.4°C | 14.3°C | 20.3°C | 98 mm | 245 |
| October | 21.3°C | 11.2°C | 16.2°C | 88 mm | 171 |
| November | 15.8°C | 6.6°C | 11.2°C | 89 mm | 142 |
| December | 12.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.0°C | 54 mm | 132 |
| Year | 21.2°C | 9.9°C | 15.5°C | 675 mm | 2,680 |
Where Aigues-Vives’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Gallargues-le-Montueux, 2.6 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- 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, 23 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 Gard.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Aigues-Vives’s climate
How warm does Aigues-Vives get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.6°C. About 127 days a year reach 25°C, more than 98% of mainland French towns, and about 62 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aigues-Vives get in winter?
January nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aigues-Vives get?
About 675 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (98 mm) and July the driest (20 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (23 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aigues-Vives itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aigues-Vives, Gallargues-le-Montueux, 2.6 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 GALLARGUES LE MONTUEUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aigues-Vives →
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