Few mainland French towns have warmer summer afternoons than Cannes-et-Clairan
Nights in January average 0.5°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 81% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in September and least in July. Radiators earn their keep from December to February, the months that average under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Vic-le-Fesq station, 3.6 km south.
A year in Cannes-et-Clairan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Vic-le-Fesq station.
What a year in Cannes-et-Clairan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vic-le-Fesq.
About 845 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 22nd wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
A frosty town: 60 frosts and 124 days of 25°C a year
On about 60 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 124 days a year reach 25°C, and 60 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Vic-le-Fesq: 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 Vic-le-Fesq
Vic-le-Fesq is 3.6 km south of Cannes-et-Clairan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cannes-et-Clairan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Vic-le-Fesq (30349001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.6 km south |
| Station altitude | 45 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 74 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 26 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 Cannes-et-Clairan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes-et-Clairan | Vic-le-Fesq | 31.5°C | 0.5°C | 845 mm |
| Quissac 6.7 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès 12 km | La Rouvière | 31.2°C about the same | 1.4°C 0.9°C milder | 914 mm |
| Sommières 13 km | Villevieille | 31.5°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.3°C milder | 761 mm |
| Clarensac 14 km | Villevieille | 31.5°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.3°C milder | 761 mm |
| La Calmette 15 km | La Rouvière | 31.2°C about the same | 1.4°C 0.9°C milder | 914 mm |
| Calvisson 16 km | Villevieille | 31.5°C about the same | 1.8°C 1.3°C milder | 761 mm |
Cannes-et-Clairan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Vic-le-Fesq station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.8°C | 0.5°C | 6.2°C | 68 mm | 142 |
| February | 13.3°C | 0.3°C | 6.8°C | 47 mm | 165 |
| March | 17.0°C | 3.0°C | 10.0°C | 53 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.6°C | 5.9°C | 12.8°C | 72 mm | 229 |
| May | 23.8°C | 9.6°C | 16.7°C | 62 mm | 269 |
| June | 28.5°C | 13.1°C | 20.8°C | 48 mm | 313 |
| July | 31.5°C | 15.3°C | 23.4°C | 27 mm | 346 |
| August | 31.1°C | 15.2°C | 23.2°C | 47 mm | 307 |
| September | 26.2°C | 11.6°C | 18.9°C | 127 mm | 245 |
| October | 20.9°C | 9.2°C | 15.0°C | 117 mm | 171 |
| November | 15.5°C | 4.6°C | 10.1°C | 109 mm | 142 |
| December | 12.2°C | 1.3°C | 6.8°C | 70 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.9°C | 7.5°C | 14.2°C | 845 mm | 2,680 |
Where Cannes-et-Clairan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Vic-le-Fesq, 3.6 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, 26 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 Cannes-et-Clairan’s climate
How warm does Cannes-et-Clairan get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.5°C. About 124 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 60 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cannes-et-Clairan get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 60 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cannes-et-Clairan get?
About 845 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (127 mm) and July the driest (27 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (26 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cannes-et-Clairan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cannes-et-Clairan, Vic-le-Fesq, 3.6 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 VIC LE FESQ, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cannes-et-Clairan →
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