Saint-Bénézet sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
Nights in January average 2.5°C. Only 29°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 85% of mainland French towns. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 26 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Deaux station, 8.6 km north.
A year in Saint-Bénézet at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Deaux station.
What a year in Saint-Bénézet feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Deaux.
About 967 mm of rain a year
October 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
26 frosts and 113 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, and 54 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Deaux: 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 Deaux
Deaux is 8.6 km north of Saint-Bénézet. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Bénézet itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Deaux (30101001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.6 km north |
| Station altitude | 185 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 174 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 26 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 Saint-Bénézet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bénézet | Deaux | 31.2°C | 2.5°C | 967 mm |
| Saint-Geniès-de-Malgoirès 8.2 km | La Rouvière | 31.2°C about the same | 1.4°C 1.1°C colder | 914 mm |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès 10 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.3°C warmer | 1.5°C 1°C colder | 1,047 mm |
| Bagard 11 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.3°C warmer | 1.5°C 1°C colder | 1,047 mm |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac 11 km | Générargues | 31.4°C about the same | 0.8°C 1.7°C colder | 1,240 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas 11 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.3°C warmer | 1.5°C 1°C colder | 1,047 mm |
| La Calmette 13 km | La Rouvière | 31.2°C about the same | 1.4°C 1.1°C colder | 914 mm |
Saint-Bénézet weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Deaux station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6°C | 2.5°C | 6.6°C | 81 mm | 142 |
| February | 12.2°C | 2.6°C | 7.4°C | 54 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.2°C | 5.5°C | 10.8°C | 61 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.0°C | 8.0°C | 13.5°C | 80 mm | 229 |
| May | 23.2°C | 11.6°C | 17.4°C | 70 mm | 269 |
| June | 27.9°C | 15.3°C | 21.6°C | 50 mm | 313 |
| July | 31.2°C | 17.8°C | 24.5°C | 37 mm | 346 |
| August | 30.8°C | 17.5°C | 24.2°C | 43 mm | 307 |
| September | 25.5°C | 14.0°C | 19.7°C | 137 mm | 245 |
| October | 19.8°C | 10.7°C | 15.3°C | 149 mm | 171 |
| November | 14.2°C | 6.2°C | 10.2°C | 125 mm | 142 |
| December | 11.0°C | 3.3°C | 7.1°C | 81 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.1°C | 9.6°C | 14.9°C | 967 mm | 2,680 |
Where Saint-Bénézet’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Deaux, 8.6 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, 26 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 Saint-Bénézet’s climate
How warm does Saint-Bénézet get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.2°C. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 54 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Bénézet get in winter?
January nights average 2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Bénézet get?
About 967 mm a year, more than 85% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (149 mm) and July the driest (37 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (26 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Bénézet itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Bénézet, Deaux, 8.6 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 DEAUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Bénézet →
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