Summer afternoons in Gaujac are warmer than in 95% of mainland French towns
Météo-France’s Cavillargues station, 6.1 km north-west: July afternoons reach 30.8°C on a typical day and January nights drop to 1.3°C; 846 mm of rain falls in a year. The seasons are far apart: from a winter night to a summer afternoon the average spans 30°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 69% of mainland French towns.
A year in Gaujac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cavillargues station.
What a year in Gaujac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cavillargues.
About 846 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
43 frosts and 116 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 116 days a year reach 25°C, and 54 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cavillargues: 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 Cavillargues
Cavillargues is 6.1 km north-west of Gaujac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Gaujac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cavillargues (30076001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.1 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 131 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 127 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 28 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 Gaujac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaujac | Cavillargues | 30.8°C | 1.3°C | 846 mm |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise 7.6 km | Chusclan | 31.7°C 0.9°C warmer | 3.1°C 1.8°C milder | 750 mm |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze 9.4 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C about the same | 1.8°C 0.5°C milder | 830 mm |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Arbres 10 km | Pujaut | 30.8°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 673 mm |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie 12 km | same station | 30.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 846 mm |
| Uzès 15 km | same station | 30.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 846 mm |
| Rochefort-du-Gard 16 km | Pujaut | 30.8°C about the same | 2.0°C 0.7°C milder | 673 mm |
Gaujac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cavillargues station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3°C | 1.3°C | 5.8°C | 74 mm | 142 |
| February | 11.9°C | 1.4°C | 6.7°C | 44 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.2°C | 4.0°C | 10.1°C | 52 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.2°C | 6.6°C | 12.9°C | 73 mm | 229 |
| May | 23.5°C | 10.3°C | 16.9°C | 67 mm | 269 |
| June | 27.9°C | 13.9°C | 20.9°C | 45 mm | 313 |
| July | 30.8°C | 15.9°C | 23.3°C | 38 mm | 346 |
| August | 30.8°C | 15.9°C | 23.4°C | 47 mm | 307 |
| September | 25.4°C | 12.4°C | 18.9°C | 107 mm | 245 |
| October | 20.1°C | 9.5°C | 14.8°C | 119 mm | 171 |
| November | 14.1°C | 5.0°C | 9.6°C | 121 mm | 142 |
| December | 10.7°C | 2.0°C | 6.4°C | 59 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.1°C | 8.2°C | 14.1°C | 846 mm | 2,680 |
Where Gaujac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cavillargues, 6.1 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, 28 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 Gaujac’s climate
How warm does Gaujac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.8°C. About 116 days a year reach 25°C, more than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 54 reach 30°C.
How cold does Gaujac get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Gaujac get?
About 846 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (121 mm) and July the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (28 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Gaujac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Gaujac, Cavillargues, 6.1 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 CAVILLARGUES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Gaujac →
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.