Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle sits near the top of mainland French towns for July heat
Midwinter brings lows of about 1.1°C. September is the wettest month here, with about 3.7 times the rain of July. Its yearly rainfall tops that of 91% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 78 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Salindres station, 6.4 km south.
A year in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Salindres station.
What a year in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Salindres.
About 1,092 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 30 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lanas Syn
46 frosts and 114 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 114 days a year reach 25°C, and 53 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Salindres: 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 Salindres
Salindres is 6.4 km south of Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Salindres (30305001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.4 km south |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 214 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 38 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-Jean-de-Valériscle 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-Jean-de-Valériscle | Salindres | 30.9°C | 1.1°C | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 5 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Rousson 5.2 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 6.8 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Salindres 6.9 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Bessèges 7.6 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues 9 km | same station | 30.9°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,092 mm |
Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Salindres station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5°C | 1.1°C | 5.8°C | 84 mm | 131 |
| February | 12.2°C | 1.2°C | 6.7°C | 56 mm | 153 |
| March | 16.2°C | 3.9°C | 10.0°C | 72 mm | 208 |
| April | 19.0°C | 6.5°C | 12.8°C | 85 mm | 208 |
| May | 23.0°C | 10.0°C | 16.5°C | 86 mm | 246 |
| June | 27.6°C | 13.5°C | 20.5°C | 55 mm | 286 |
| July | 30.9°C | 15.8°C | 23.4°C | 45 mm | 314 |
| August | 30.7°C | 15.6°C | 23.1°C | 54 mm | 284 |
| September | 25.5°C | 12.1°C | 18.8°C | 166 mm | 220 |
| October | 19.8°C | 9.2°C | 14.5°C | 158 mm | 154 |
| November | 14.2°C | 4.8°C | 9.5°C | 142 mm | 125 |
| December | 10.9°C | 1.9°C | 6.4°C | 89 mm | 120 |
| Year | 20.0°C | 8.0°C | 14.0°C | 1,092 mm | 2,447 |
Where Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Salindres, 6.4 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, Lanas Syn, 38 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-Jean-de-Valériscle’s climate
How warm does Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.9°C. About 114 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 53 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle get in winter?
January nights average 1.1°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle get?
About 1,092 mm a year, more than 91% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (166 mm) and July the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (38 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle, Salindres, 6.4 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 SALINDRES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Jean-de-Valériscle →
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