Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Massillargues-Attuech: 1,240 mm a year
Nights in January average 0.8°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 97% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in July. Picnics, hikes and garden evenings suit May, September and October, with highs of 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Générargues station, 7.3 km north-west.
A year in Massillargues-Attuech at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Générargues station.
What a year in Massillargues-Attuech feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Générargues.
About 1,240 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
A frosty town: 55 frosts and 121 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 121 days a year reach 25°C, and 59 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Générargues: 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 Générargues
Générargues is 7.3 km north-west of Massillargues-Attuech. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Massillargues-Attuech itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Générargues (30129001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.3 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 139 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 143 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 36 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 Massillargues-Attuech 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massillargues-Attuech | Générargues | 31.4°C | 0.8°C | 1,240 mm |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac 3.9 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Anduze 5.2 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Bagard 6.5 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.7°C milder | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès 8.7 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.7°C milder | 1,047 mm |
| Quissac 12 km | Vic-le-Fesq | 31.5°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas 12 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.7°C milder | 1,047 mm |
Massillargues-Attuech weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Générargues station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2°C | 0.8°C | 6.0°C | 99 mm | 142 |
| February | 12.8°C | 0.7°C | 6.7°C | 70 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.7°C | 3.5°C | 10.1°C | 92 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.5°C | 6.4°C | 12.9°C | 100 mm | 229 |
| May | 23.7°C | 10.0°C | 16.9°C | 102 mm | 269 |
| June | 28.2°C | 13.7°C | 21.0°C | 49 mm | 313 |
| July | 31.4°C | 15.9°C | 23.6°C | 41 mm | 346 |
| August | 31.1°C | 15.6°C | 23.3°C | 56 mm | 307 |
| September | 25.8°C | 12.1°C | 19.0°C | 172 mm | 245 |
| October | 20.2°C | 9.3°C | 14.8°C | 178 mm | 171 |
| November | 14.9°C | 4.7°C | 9.8°C | 162 mm | 142 |
| December | 11.5°C | 1.5°C | 6.5°C | 119 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.6°C | 7.8°C | 14.2°C | 1,240 mm | 2,680 |
Where Massillargues-Attuech’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Générargues, 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, Nîmes-Courbessac, 36 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 Massillargues-Attuech’s climate
How warm does Massillargues-Attuech get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.4°C. About 121 days a year reach 25°C, more than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 59 reach 30°C.
How cold does Massillargues-Attuech get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Massillargues-Attuech get?
About 1,240 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (178 mm) and July the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (36 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Massillargues-Attuech itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Massillargues-Attuech, Générargues, 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 GENERARGUES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Massillargues-Attuech →
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