Hardly any mainland French towns see hotter July days than Saint-Gervasy
January nights here settle around 3.2°C. Only about 20 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 91% of mainland French towns. Rain follows the seasons: September brings about 3.3 times as much as July. For walks and days out, April, May, September and October bring highs of 20–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Nîmes-Courbessac station, 5.6 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Gervasy at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Nîmes-Courbessac station.
What a year in Saint-Gervasy feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Nîmes-Courbessac.
About 734 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 30th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
20 frosts and 121 days of 25°C a year
On about 20 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 Nîmes-Courbessac: 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 Nîmes-Courbessac
Nîmes-Courbessac is 5.6 km south-west of Saint-Gervasy. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Gervasy itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Nîmes-Courbessac (30189001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.6 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 59 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 67 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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-Gervasy 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-Gervasy | Nîmes-Courbessac | 31.5°C | 3.2°C | 734 mm |
| Marguerittes 2.5 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Poulx 5.4 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Redessan 5.7 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Rodilhan 6.3 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Manduel 7 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 734 mm |
| Meynes 7.4 km | same station | 31.5°C about the same | 3.2°C about the same | 734 mm |
Saint-Gervasy weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Nîmes-Courbessac station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.4°C | 3.2°C | 7.3°C | 64 mm | 142 |
| February | 12.9°C | 3.3°C | 8.1°C | 40 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.7°C | 6.2°C | 11.5°C | 45 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.5°C | 8.7°C | 14.1°C | 67 mm | 229 |
| May | 23.6°C | 12.4°C | 18.0°C | 55 mm | 269 |
| June | 28.3°C | 16.3°C | 22.3°C | 43 mm | 313 |
| July | 31.5°C | 18.9°C | 25.2°C | 30 mm | 346 |
| August | 31.2°C | 18.6°C | 24.9°C | 44 mm | 307 |
| September | 26.1°C | 14.9°C | 20.5°C | 100 mm | 245 |
| October | 20.9°C | 11.6°C | 16.3°C | 95 mm | 171 |
| November | 15.2°C | 6.9°C | 11.0°C | 97 mm | 142 |
| December | 11.8°C | 3.8°C | 7.8°C | 53 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.8°C | 10.4°C | 15.6°C | 734 mm | 2,680 |
Where Saint-Gervasy’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Nîmes-Courbessac, 5.6 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, 5.6 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-Gervasy’s climate
How warm does Saint-Gervasy get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.5°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 Saint-Gervasy get in winter?
January nights average 3.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 20 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Gervasy get?
About 734 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (100 mm) and July the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (5.6 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Gervasy itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Gervasy, Nîmes-Courbessac, 5.6 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 NIMES-COURBESSAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Gervasy →
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