Summer afternoons in Pont-Saint-Esprit are warmer than in 93% of mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.8°C. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 74% of mainland French towns. Winter and summer sit 29°C apart. Plan time outside for May, September and October, when highs sit at 19–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pont-Saint-Esprit station, 1.4 km south-west.
A year in Pont-Saint-Esprit at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pont-Saint-Esprit station.
What a year in Pont-Saint-Esprit feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pont-Saint-Esprit.
About 830 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 23rd wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montélimar
31 frosts and 109 days of 25°C a year
On about 31 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, and 52 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pont-Saint-Esprit: 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 Pont-Saint-Esprit
Pont-Saint-Esprit is 1.4 km south-west of Pont-Saint-Esprit. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pont-Saint-Esprit itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pont-Saint-Esprit (30202002) |
| Distance from the town | 1.4 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 79 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 63 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montélimar, 37 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 Pont-Saint-Esprit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Saint-Esprit | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C | 1.8°C | 830 mm |
| Mondragon 6.6 km | same station | 30.6°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 830 mm |
| Lapalud 6.9 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Bollène 9.5 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
| Mornas 10 km | same station | 30.6°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 830 mm |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze 11 km | same station | 30.6°C about the same | 1.8°C about the same | 830 mm |
| Bourg-Saint-Andéol 13 km | Pierrelatte | 30.3°C about the same | 2.3°C about the same | 795 mm |
Pont-Saint-Esprit weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pont-Saint-Esprit station; sunshine at Montélimar.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.1°C | 1.8°C | 5.5°C | 68 mm | 107 |
| February | 11.0°C | 2.1°C | 6.5°C | 44 mm | 136 |
| March | 15.7°C | 5.0°C | 10.3°C | 47 mm | 200 |
| April | 18.9°C | 7.4°C | 13.1°C | 67 mm | 219 |
| May | 23.4°C | 11.2°C | 17.3°C | 64 mm | 260 |
| June | 27.4°C | 14.7°C | 21.1°C | 49 mm | 300 |
| July | 30.6°C | 17.1°C | 23.9°C | 40 mm | 330 |
| August | 30.4°C | 17.1°C | 23.7°C | 47 mm | 299 |
| September | 24.8°C | 13.4°C | 19.1°C | 109 mm | 231 |
| October | 19.3°C | 10.2°C | 14.8°C | 118 mm | 156 |
| November | 13.1°C | 5.6°C | 9.4°C | 118 mm | 110 |
| December | 9.6°C | 2.6°C | 6.1°C | 59 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.4°C | 9.0°C | 14.2°C | 830 mm | 2,441 |
Where Pont-Saint-Esprit’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pont-Saint-Esprit, 1.4 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, Montélimar, 37 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 Pont-Saint-Esprit’s climate
How warm does Pont-Saint-Esprit get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.6°C. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, more than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 52 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pont-Saint-Esprit get in winter?
January nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 31 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pont-Saint-Esprit get?
About 830 mm a year, more than 67% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (118 mm) and July the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montélimar (37 km away), averages 2,441 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pont-Saint-Esprit itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pont-Saint-Esprit, Pont-Saint-Esprit, 1.4 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 PONT ST ESPRIT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pont-Saint-Esprit →
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