Bonnevaux sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,889 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about 0.1°C. Of all months, November brings the most rain and July the least. In January, nights here are colder than in 83% of mainland French towns. Frost greets about 56 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Villefort station, 12 km north-west.
A year in Bonnevaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villefort station.
What a year in Bonnevaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villefort.
About 1,889 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lanas Syn
A frosty town: 56 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villefort: 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 Villefort
Villefort is 12 km north-west of Bonnevaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bonnevaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villefort (48198001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 620 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 714 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 33 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 Bonnevaux 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnevaux | Villefort | 27.2°C | 0.1°C | 1,889 mm |
| Les Vans 8.9 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 4.7°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 1,095 mm |
| Bessèges 10 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| La Grand-Combe 17 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 18 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 22 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Rousson 22 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
Bonnevaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villefort station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 0.1°C | 4.1°C | 155 mm | 131 |
| February | 9.4°C | 0.2°C | 4.8°C | 104 mm | 153 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.8°C | 8.0°C | 110 mm | 208 |
| April | 15.7°C | 5.0°C | 10.4°C | 165 mm | 208 |
| May | 19.8°C | 8.4°C | 14.1°C | 145 mm | 246 |
| June | 24.1°C | 11.9°C | 18.0°C | 86 mm | 286 |
| July | 27.2°C | 14.0°C | 20.6°C | 52 mm | 314 |
| August | 27.0°C | 13.7°C | 20.3°C | 68 mm | 284 |
| September | 21.7°C | 10.6°C | 16.1°C | 203 mm | 220 |
| October | 16.5°C | 7.6°C | 12.1°C | 283 mm | 154 |
| November | 11.6°C | 3.8°C | 7.7°C | 326 mm | 125 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.0°C | 4.9°C | 192 mm | 120 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 6.6°C | 11.8°C | 1,889 mm | 2,447 |
Where Bonnevaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villefort, 12 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, Lanas Syn, 33 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 Bonnevaux’s climate
How warm does Bonnevaux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bonnevaux get in winter?
January nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Bonnevaux get?
About 1,889 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (326 mm) and July the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (33 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bonnevaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bonnevaux, Villefort, 12 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 VILLEFORT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bonnevaux →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.