Saumane sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,438 mm a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 30.7°C. The rainiest month is November; the driest is July. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 94% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season, with highs of 20–25°C, runs through May, September and October.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Jean-du-Gard station, 8.6 km east.
A year in Saumane at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Jean-du-Gard station.
What a year in Saumane feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Jean-du-Gard.
About 1,438 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mende
A frosty town: 53 frosts and 113 days of 25°C a year
On about 53 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, and 54 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Jean-du-Gard: 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 Saint-Jean-du-Gard
Saint-Jean-du-Gard is 8.6 km east of Saumane. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saumane itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Jean-du-Gard (30269006) |
| Distance from the town | 8.6 km east |
| Station altitude | 196 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 347 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 52 km away |
Saumane sits 151 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Saumane to run about 1°C cooler 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 Saumane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saumane | Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30.7°C | 1.1°C | 1,438 mm |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 9.8 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,438 mm |
| Anduze 19 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 19 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Le Vigan 19 km | Le Vigan | 30.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 1,495 mm |
| Ganges 21 km | Le Vigan | 30.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 1,495 mm |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac 22 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
Saumane weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Jean-du-Gard station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6°C | 1.1°C | 5.8°C | 118 mm | 95 |
| February | 12.3°C | 0.9°C | 6.6°C | 79 mm | 120 |
| March | 16.2°C | 3.5°C | 9.9°C | 97 mm | 170 |
| April | 18.9°C | 6.2°C | 12.5°C | 118 mm | 185 |
| May | 23.0°C | 9.7°C | 16.3°C | 113 mm | 213 |
| June | 27.6°C | 13.1°C | 20.4°C | 60 mm | 254 |
| July | 30.7°C | 15.4°C | 23.1°C | 48 mm | 293 |
| August | 30.5°C | 15.0°C | 22.8°C | 64 mm | 281 |
| September | 25.3°C | 11.6°C | 18.4°C | 173 mm | 210 |
| October | 19.6°C | 8.9°C | 14.3°C | 212 mm | 150 |
| November | 14.3°C | 4.6°C | 9.4°C | 214 mm | 88 |
| December | 10.9°C | 1.7°C | 6.3°C | 141 mm | 98 |
| Year | 20.0°C | 7.6°C | 13.8°C | 1,438 mm | 2,157 |
Where Saumane’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Jean-du-Gard, 8.6 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, Mende, 52 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 Saumane’s climate
How warm does Saumane get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.7°C. About 113 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 54 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saumane get in winter?
February nights average 0.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 53 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saumane get?
About 1,438 mm a year, more than 98% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (214 mm) and July the driest (48 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (52 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saumane itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saumane, Saint-Jean-du-Gard, 8.6 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 ST JEAN DU GARD, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saumane →
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.