Few mainland French towns have warmer summer afternoons than Codolet
Météo-France’s Chusclan station, 1.2 km north-east: July afternoons reach 31.7°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 3.1°C; 750 mm of rain falls in a year. Frost is rarer than in 93% of mainland French towns: about 19 nights a year drop below freezing. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 29°C.
A year in Codolet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chusclan station.
What a year in Codolet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chusclan.
About 750 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 28th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
19 frosts and 121 days of 25°C a year
On about 19 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 121 days a year reach 25°C, and 61 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chusclan: 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 Chusclan
Chusclan is 1.2 km north-east of Codolet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Codolet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chusclan (30081002) |
| Distance from the town | 1.2 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 30 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 33 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 29 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 Codolet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Codolet | Chusclan | 31.7°C | 3.1°C | 750 mm |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise 3.4 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze 7.6 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.8°C 1.3°C colder | 830 mm |
| Piolenc 7.9 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres 8 km | Pujaut | 30.8°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.0°C 1.1°C colder | 673 mm |
| Orange 9 km | Orange | 31.1°C 0.6°C cooler | 2.1°C 1°C colder | 720 mm |
| Mornas 9.1 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.8°C 1.3°C colder | 830 mm |
Codolet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chusclan station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1°C | 3.1°C | 6.6°C | 63 mm | 151 |
| February | 11.9°C | 3.3°C | 7.6°C | 38 mm | 173 |
| March | 16.4°C | 6.0°C | 11.2°C | 45 mm | 230 |
| April | 19.7°C | 8.5°C | 14.1°C | 64 mm | 244 |
| May | 24.0°C | 12.3°C | 18.2°C | 58 mm | 285 |
| June | 28.7°C | 16.0°C | 22.4°C | 38 mm | 328 |
| July | 31.7°C | 18.4°C | 25.1°C | 33 mm | 363 |
| August | 31.3°C | 18.1°C | 24.7°C | 48 mm | 327 |
| September | 25.9°C | 14.5°C | 20.2°C | 102 mm | 257 |
| October | 20.4°C | 11.3°C | 15.8°C | 101 mm | 191 |
| November | 14.1°C | 6.9°C | 10.5°C | 107 mm | 149 |
| December | 10.5°C | 3.8°C | 7.2°C | 53 mm | 138 |
| Year | 20.4°C | 10.2°C | 15.3°C | 750 mm | 2,835 |
Where Codolet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chusclan, 1.2 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, Carpentras, 29 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 Codolet’s climate
How warm does Codolet get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.7°C. About 121 days a year reach 25°C, more than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 61 reach 30°C.
How cold does Codolet get in winter?
January nights average 3.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 19 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Codolet get?
About 750 mm a year, less than 51% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (107 mm) and July the driest (33 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (29 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Codolet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Codolet, Chusclan, 1.2 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 CHUSCLAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Codolet →
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