Saint-Martial is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,502 mm of rain a year
July afternoons average 27.7°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 75% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in July. Waterproofs come out on about 90 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Colognac station, 7.3 km east.
A year in Saint-Martial at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Colognac station.
What a year in Saint-Martial feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colognac.
About 1,502 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 37 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
45 frosts and 76 days of 25°C a year
On about 45 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Colognac: 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 Colognac
Colognac is 7.3 km east of Saint-Martial. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Martial itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Colognac (30087002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.3 km east |
| Station altitude | 589 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 471 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 0.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montpellier-Aéroport, 54 km away |
Saint-Martial sits 118 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Saint-Martial to run about 0.8°C warmer than these figures.
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-Martial 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-Martial | Colognac | 27.7°C | 1.0°C | 1,502 mm |
| Ganges 11 km | Le Vigan | 30.5°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.5°C milder | 1,495 mm |
| Le Vigan 11 km | Le Vigan | 30.5°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.5°C milder | 1,495 mm |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 13 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 3.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 14 km | Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30.7°C 3°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,438 mm |
| Anduze 20 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 3.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac 23 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 3.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
Saint-Martial weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Colognac station; sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 1.0°C | 4.9°C | 123 mm | 146 |
| February | 10.1°C | 1.1°C | 5.6°C | 86 mm | 170 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.5°C | 103 mm | 219 |
| April | 16.0°C | 5.7°C | 10.9°C | 133 mm | 229 |
| May | 20.2°C | 8.9°C | 14.5°C | 124 mm | 271 |
| June | 24.7°C | 12.3°C | 18.5°C | 66 mm | 316 |
| July | 27.7°C | 14.4°C | 21.1°C | 44 mm | 345 |
| August | 27.9°C | 14.3°C | 21.1°C | 60 mm | 305 |
| September | 22.3°C | 10.9°C | 16.6°C | 166 mm | 247 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.2°C | 12.7°C | 217 mm | 176 |
| November | 12.2°C | 4.3°C | 8.2°C | 222 mm | 146 |
| December | 9.4°C | 1.8°C | 5.6°C | 159 mm | 137 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.2°C | 12.3°C | 1,502 mm | 2,705 |
Where Saint-Martial’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Colognac, 7.3 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Montpellier-Aéroport, 54 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-Martial’s climate
How warm does Saint-Martial get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27.9°C. About 76 days a year reach 25°C, more than 69% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Martial get in winter?
January nights average 1.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 45 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Martial get?
About 1,502 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (222 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (54 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Martial itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Martial, Colognac, 7.3 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 COLOGNAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Martial →
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.