Laval-Saint-Roman sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 84% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 32°C. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit May, September and October, with highs of 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montclus station, 7.3 km south-west.
A year in Laval-Saint-Roman at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montclus station.
What a year in Laval-Saint-Roman feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montclus.
About 951 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th 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: 63 frosts and 120 days of 25°C a year
On about 63 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 120 days a year reach 25°C, and 61 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montclus: 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 Montclus
Montclus is 7.3 km south-west of Laval-Saint-Roman. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Laval-Saint-Roman itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montclus (30175001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.3 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 120 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 141 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 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 Laval-Saint-Roman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-Saint-Roman | Montclus | 31.6°C | 0.0°C | 951 mm |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit 11 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C 1°C cooler | 1.8°C 1.8°C milder | 830 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol 13 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C 1.3°C cooler | 2.3°C 2.3°C milder | 795 mm |
| Lapalud 14 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C 1.3°C cooler | 2.3°C 2.3°C milder | 795 mm |
| Pierrelatte 17 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C 1.3°C cooler | 2.3°C 2.3°C milder | 795 mm |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze 18 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C 1°C cooler | 1.8°C 1.8°C milder | 830 mm |
| Mondragon 18 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C 1°C cooler | 1.8°C 1.8°C milder | 830 mm |
Laval-Saint-Roman weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montclus station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3°C | 0.0°C | 5.2°C | 77 mm | 131 |
| February | 12.2°C | 0.2°C | 6.2°C | 49 mm | 153 |
| March | 16.6°C | 2.8°C | 9.7°C | 55 mm | 208 |
| April | 19.6°C | 5.5°C | 12.5°C | 75 mm | 208 |
| May | 23.7°C | 9.1°C | 16.4°C | 75 mm | 246 |
| June | 28.3°C | 12.8°C | 20.5°C | 50 mm | 286 |
| July | 31.6°C | 14.9°C | 23.2°C | 44 mm | 314 |
| August | 31.2°C | 14.7°C | 22.9°C | 60 mm | 284 |
| September | 25.8°C | 11.4°C | 18.6°C | 132 mm | 220 |
| October | 20.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 132 mm | 154 |
| November | 14.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.1°C | 134 mm | 125 |
| December | 10.7°C | 0.9°C | 5.8°C | 68 mm | 120 |
| Year | 20.4°C | 7.1°C | 13.7°C | 951 mm | 2,447 |
Where Laval-Saint-Roman’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montclus, 7.3 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, 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 Laval-Saint-Roman’s climate
How warm does Laval-Saint-Roman get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.6°C. About 120 days a year reach 25°C, more than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 61 reach 30°C.
How cold does Laval-Saint-Roman get in winter?
January nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 63 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Laval-Saint-Roman get?
About 951 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (134 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (29 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Laval-Saint-Roman itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Laval-Saint-Roman, Montclus, 7.3 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 MONTCLUS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Laval-Saint-Roman →
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