Lédignan has some of the warmest summer afternoons among mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 31.7°C, a January night drops to 1.4°C, and 975 mm of rain falls in a year. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 87% of mainland French towns. The year swings widely: the coldest month’s nights and the warmest month’s afternoons are 30°C apart. Figures from Météo-France’s Cardet station, 4.4 km north-west.
A year in Lédignan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cardet station.
What a year in Lédignan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cardet.
About 975 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 27 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 Nîmes-Courbessac
45 frosts and 123 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 123 days a year reach 25°C, and 62 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cardet: 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 Cardet
Cardet is 4.4 km north-west of Lédignan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Lédignan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cardet (30068001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.4 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 109 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 160 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 Lédignan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lédignan | Cardet | 31.7°C | 1.4°C | 975 mm |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac 9.5 km | Générargues | 31.4°C about the same | 0.8°C 0.6°C colder | 1,240 mm |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès 9.8 km | La Rouvière | 31.2°C 0.5°C cooler | 1.4°C about the same | 914 mm |
| Bagard 9.9 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès 10 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas 12 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
| Quissac 12 km | Vic-le-Fesq | 31.5°C about the same | 0.5°C 0.9°C colder | 845 mm |
Lédignan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cardet station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.1°C | 1.4°C | 6.3°C | 75 mm | 142 |
| February | 12.8°C | 1.5°C | 7.2°C | 51 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.9°C | 4.3°C | 10.6°C | 61 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.7°C | 7.2°C | 13.4°C | 79 mm | 229 |
| May | 24.0°C | 10.9°C | 17.4°C | 69 mm | 269 |
| June | 28.5°C | 14.3°C | 21.4°C | 51 mm | 313 |
| July | 31.7°C | 16.5°C | 24.1°C | 35 mm | 346 |
| August | 31.4°C | 16.1°C | 23.8°C | 51 mm | 307 |
| September | 26.2°C | 12.5°C | 19.3°C | 162 mm | 245 |
| October | 20.5°C | 9.7°C | 15.1°C | 146 mm | 171 |
| November | 14.9°C | 5.2°C | 10.1°C | 115 mm | 142 |
| December | 11.5°C | 2.1°C | 6.8°C | 81 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.8°C | 8.5°C | 14.6°C | 975 mm | 2,680 |
Where Lédignan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cardet, 4.4 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 Lédignan’s climate
How warm does Lédignan get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.7°C. About 123 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 62 reach 30°C.
How cold does Lédignan get in winter?
January nights average 1.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Lédignan get?
About 975 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (162 mm) and July the driest (35 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 Lédignan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Lédignan, Cardet, 4.4 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 CARDET, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Lédignan →
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