Cendras sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
Deep winter brings January lows near 1.1°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 91% of mainland French towns. Only 30°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Plan for rain on about 78 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Salindres station, 8.7 km east.
A year in Cendras at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Salindres station.
What a year in Cendras feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Salindres.
About 1,092 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
46 frosts and 114 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 114 days a year reach 25°C, and 53 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Salindres: 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 Salindres
Salindres is 8.7 km east of Cendras. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cendras itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Salindres (30305001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 170 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 44 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 Cendras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cendras | Salindres | 30.9°C | 1.1°C | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues 3.1 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Alès 4.5 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.6°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 5.2 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux 6.2 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| La Grand-Combe 6.9 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Rousson 8.6 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
Cendras weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Salindres station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5°C | 1.1°C | 5.8°C | 84 mm | 142 |
| February | 12.2°C | 1.2°C | 6.7°C | 56 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.2°C | 3.9°C | 10.0°C | 72 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.0°C | 6.5°C | 12.8°C | 85 mm | 229 |
| May | 23.0°C | 10.0°C | 16.5°C | 86 mm | 269 |
| June | 27.6°C | 13.5°C | 20.5°C | 55 mm | 313 |
| July | 30.9°C | 15.8°C | 23.4°C | 45 mm | 346 |
| August | 30.7°C | 15.6°C | 23.1°C | 54 mm | 307 |
| September | 25.5°C | 12.1°C | 18.8°C | 166 mm | 245 |
| October | 19.8°C | 9.2°C | 14.5°C | 158 mm | 171 |
| November | 14.2°C | 4.8°C | 9.5°C | 142 mm | 142 |
| December | 10.9°C | 1.9°C | 6.4°C | 89 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.0°C | 8.0°C | 14.0°C | 1,092 mm | 2,680 |
Where Cendras’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Salindres, 8.7 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, 44 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 Cendras’s climate
How warm does Cendras get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.9°C. About 114 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 53 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cendras get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cendras get?
About 1,092 mm a year, more than 91% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (166 mm) and July the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (44 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cendras itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cendras, Salindres, 8.7 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 SALINDRES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cendras →
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.