Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts has some of the warmest summer afternoons among mainland French towns
On a normal January night the air cools to about 3.1°C. Winter and summer sit 29°C apart. By frosts alone, it ranks gentler than 93% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from December to February, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Chusclan station, 5.9 km south.
A year in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Chusclan station.
What a year in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chusclan.
About 750 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 23 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 28th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carpentras
19 frosts and 121 days of 25°C a year
On about 19 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 121 days a year reach 25°C, and 61 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Chusclan: 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 Chusclan
Chusclan is 5.9 km south of Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Chusclan (30081002) |
| Distance from the town | 5.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 30 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 38 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carpentras, 30 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-des-Sorts 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-des-Sorts | Chusclan | 31.7°C | 3.1°C | 750 mm |
| Mornas 3.3 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.8°C 1.3°C colder | 830 mm |
| Piolenc 4.9 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 750 mm |
| Mondragon 5.8 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.8°C 1.3°C colder | 830 mm |
| Bagnols-sur-Cèze 7.6 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.8°C 1.3°C colder | 830 mm |
| Pont-Saint-Esprit 9.2 km | Pont-Saint-Esprit | 30.6°C 1.1°C cooler | 1.8°C 1.3°C colder | 830 mm |
| Laudun-l'Ardoise 9.5 km | same station | 31.7°C about the same | 3.1°C about the same | 750 mm |
Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Chusclan station; sunshine at Carpentras.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.1°C | 3.1°C | 6.6°C | 63 mm | 151 |
| February | 11.9°C | 3.3°C | 7.6°C | 38 mm | 173 |
| March | 16.4°C | 6.0°C | 11.2°C | 45 mm | 230 |
| April | 19.7°C | 8.5°C | 14.1°C | 64 mm | 244 |
| May | 24.0°C | 12.3°C | 18.2°C | 58 mm | 285 |
| June | 28.7°C | 16.0°C | 22.4°C | 38 mm | 328 |
| July | 31.7°C | 18.4°C | 25.1°C | 33 mm | 363 |
| August | 31.3°C | 18.1°C | 24.7°C | 48 mm | 327 |
| September | 25.9°C | 14.5°C | 20.2°C | 102 mm | 257 |
| October | 20.4°C | 11.3°C | 15.8°C | 101 mm | 191 |
| November | 14.1°C | 6.9°C | 10.5°C | 107 mm | 149 |
| December | 10.5°C | 3.8°C | 7.2°C | 53 mm | 138 |
| Year | 20.4°C | 10.2°C | 15.3°C | 750 mm | 2,835 |
Where Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Chusclan, 5.9 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, Carpentras, 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 Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts’s climate
How warm does Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.7°C. About 121 days a year reach 25°C, more than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 61 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts get in winter?
January nights average 3.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 19 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts get?
About 750 mm a year, less than 51% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (107 mm) and July the driest (33 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carpentras (30 km away), averages 2,835 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts, Chusclan, 5.9 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 CHUSCLAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Étienne-des-Sorts →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.