Afternoon heat in Saint-Maximin beats that of 95% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 1.3°C. It is a wet place: more rain falls here than on 69% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 30°C. Frost greets about 43 mornings a year, so leave time to clear the car.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cavillargues station, 14 km north.
A year in Saint-Maximin at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cavillargues station.
What a year in Saint-Maximin feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cavillargues.
About 846 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 20th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac
43 frosts and 116 days of 25°C a year
On about 43 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 116 days a year reach 25°C, and 54 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cavillargues: 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 Cavillargues
Cavillargues is 14 km north of Saint-Maximin. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Maximin itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cavillargues (30076001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km north |
| Station altitude | 131 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 106 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 16 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-Maximin 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-Maximin | Cavillargues | 30.8°C | 1.3°C | 846 mm |
| Uzès 3.7 km | same station | 30.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 846 mm |
| Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie 5.8 km | same station | 30.8°C about the same | 1.3°C about the same | 846 mm |
| Poulx 9.8 km | Nîmes-Courbessac | 31.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 3.2°C 1.9°C milder | 734 mm |
| Marguerittes 15 km | Nîmes-Courbessac | 31.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 3.2°C 1.9°C milder | 734 mm |
| Meynes 15 km | Nîmes-Courbessac | 31.5°C 0.7°C warmer | 3.2°C 1.9°C milder | 734 mm |
| La Calmette 17 km | La Rouvière | 31.2°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 914 mm |
Saint-Maximin weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cavillargues station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3°C | 1.3°C | 5.8°C | 74 mm | 142 |
| February | 11.9°C | 1.4°C | 6.7°C | 44 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.2°C | 4.0°C | 10.1°C | 52 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.2°C | 6.6°C | 12.9°C | 73 mm | 229 |
| May | 23.5°C | 10.3°C | 16.9°C | 67 mm | 269 |
| June | 27.9°C | 13.9°C | 20.9°C | 45 mm | 313 |
| July | 30.8°C | 15.9°C | 23.3°C | 38 mm | 346 |
| August | 30.8°C | 15.9°C | 23.4°C | 47 mm | 307 |
| September | 25.4°C | 12.4°C | 18.9°C | 107 mm | 245 |
| October | 20.1°C | 9.5°C | 14.8°C | 119 mm | 171 |
| November | 14.1°C | 5.0°C | 9.6°C | 121 mm | 142 |
| December | 10.7°C | 2.0°C | 6.4°C | 59 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.1°C | 8.2°C | 14.1°C | 846 mm | 2,680 |
Where Saint-Maximin’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cavillargues, 14 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, 16 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-Maximin’s climate
How warm does Saint-Maximin get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.8°C. About 116 days a year reach 25°C, more than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 54 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Maximin get in winter?
January nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 43 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Maximin get?
About 846 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (121 mm) and July the driest (38 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (16 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Maximin itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Maximin, Cavillargues, 14 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 CAVILLARGUES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Maximin →
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.