Malons-et-Elze is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,889 mm of rain a year
Sunny July days climb to about 27.2°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 83% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 20–27°C, runs through May, June, August and September.
Figures from Météo-France’s Villefort station, 7.9 km west.
A year in Malons-et-Elze at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villefort station.
What a year in Malons-et-Elze feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villefort.
About 1,889 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The 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: 56 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 56 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 19 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villefort: 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 Villefort
Villefort is 7.9 km west of Malons-et-Elze. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Malons-et-Elze itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villefort (48198001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.9 km west |
| Station altitude | 620 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 769 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 30 km away |
Malons-et-Elze sits 149 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Malons-et-Elze to run about 1°C cooler than these figures.
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 Malons-et-Elze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malons-et-Elze | Villefort | 27.2°C | 0.1°C | 1,889 mm |
| Les Vans 8.8 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 4.7°C warmer | 0.1°C about the same | 1,095 mm |
| Bessèges 16 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 24 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| La Grand-Combe 24 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 29 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Rousson 29 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 3.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
Malons-et-Elze weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villefort station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 0.1°C | 4.1°C | 155 mm | 131 |
| February | 9.4°C | 0.2°C | 4.8°C | 104 mm | 153 |
| March | 13.2°C | 2.8°C | 8.0°C | 110 mm | 208 |
| April | 15.7°C | 5.0°C | 10.4°C | 165 mm | 208 |
| May | 19.8°C | 8.4°C | 14.1°C | 145 mm | 246 |
| June | 24.1°C | 11.9°C | 18.0°C | 86 mm | 286 |
| July | 27.2°C | 14.0°C | 20.6°C | 52 mm | 314 |
| August | 27.0°C | 13.7°C | 20.3°C | 68 mm | 284 |
| September | 21.7°C | 10.6°C | 16.1°C | 203 mm | 220 |
| October | 16.5°C | 7.6°C | 12.1°C | 283 mm | 154 |
| November | 11.6°C | 3.8°C | 7.7°C | 326 mm | 125 |
| December | 8.8°C | 1.0°C | 4.9°C | 192 mm | 120 |
| Year | 16.9°C | 6.6°C | 11.8°C | 1,889 mm | 2,447 |
Where Malons-et-Elze’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villefort, 7.9 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, 30 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 Malons-et-Elze’s climate
How warm does Malons-et-Elze get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.2°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 19 reach 30°C.
How cold does Malons-et-Elze get in winter?
January nights average 0.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 56 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Malons-et-Elze get?
About 1,889 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (326 mm) and July the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (30 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Malons-et-Elze itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Malons-et-Elze, Villefort, 7.9 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 VILLEFORT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Malons-et-Elze →
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