Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm has some of the warmest summer afternoons among mainland French towns
In January the night’s low is typically 1.5°C. By rainfall alone, it ranks wetter than 89% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in September and least in July. The outdoor season, with highs of 21–27°C, runs through May, September and October.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Christol-les-Alès station, 8.9 km north-west.
A year in Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Christol-les-Alès station.
What a year in Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christol-les-Alès.
About 1,047 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 29 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
44 frosts and 131 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 131 days a year reach 25°C, and 71 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Christol-les-Alès: 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 Saint-Christol-les-Alès
Saint-Christol-les-Alès is 8.9 km north-west of Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Christol-les-Alès (30243001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.9 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 129 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 123 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 29 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-Étienne-de-l'Olm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C | 1.5°C | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas 6.4 km | same station | 32.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès 8.2 km | same station | 32.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
| Bagard 10 km | same station | 32.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux 11 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 1.6°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Alès 11 km | same station | 32.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
| Salindres 12 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 1.6°C cooler | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Christol-les-Alès station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.4°C | 1.5°C | 6.4°C | 82 mm | 142 |
| February | 13.0°C | 1.6°C | 7.3°C | 56 mm | 165 |
| March | 17.2°C | 4.4°C | 10.8°C | 73 mm | 220 |
| April | 20.1°C | 7.3°C | 13.7°C | 83 mm | 229 |
| May | 24.3°C | 11.0°C | 17.7°C | 78 mm | 269 |
| June | 29.2°C | 14.7°C | 22.0°C | 49 mm | 313 |
| July | 32.5°C | 17.2°C | 24.8°C | 39 mm | 346 |
| August | 32.0°C | 16.8°C | 24.4°C | 50 mm | 307 |
| September | 26.7°C | 13.1°C | 19.9°C | 161 mm | 245 |
| October | 20.7°C | 10.0°C | 15.4°C | 154 mm | 171 |
| November | 15.1°C | 5.3°C | 10.2°C | 133 mm | 142 |
| December | 11.6°C | 2.2°C | 6.9°C | 90 mm | 132 |
| Year | 21.1°C | 8.8°C | 15.0°C | 1,047 mm | 2,680 |
Where Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Christol-les-Alès, 8.9 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, Nîmes-Courbessac, 29 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-Étienne-de-l'Olm’s climate
How warm does Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32.5°C. About 131 days a year reach 25°C, more than almost every mainland French town, and about 71 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm get in winter?
January nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm get?
About 1,047 mm a year, more than 89% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (161 mm) and July the driest (39 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (29 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm, Saint-Christol-les-Alès, 8.9 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 ST CHRISTOL-LES-ALES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Étienne-de-l'Olm →
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