Few mainland French towns get more rain than Soudorgues: 1,502 mm a year
On a normal January night the air cools to about 1.0°C. Expect the heaviest rain in November and the lightest in July. None of its 6 nearest neighbors has cooler July afternoons. Plan for rain on about 90 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Colognac station, 4.8 km south.
A year in Soudorgues at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Colognac station.
What a year in Soudorgues 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 Nîmes-Courbessac
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 4.8 km south of Soudorgues. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Soudorgues itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Colognac (30087002) |
| Distance from the town | 4.8 km south |
| Station altitude | 589 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 501 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 52 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 Soudorgues 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soudorgues | Colognac | 27.7°C | 1.0°C | 1,502 mm |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 6.6 km | Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30.7°C 3°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 1,438 mm |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 12 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 3.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Anduze 12 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 3.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac 16 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 3.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Ganges 17 km | Le Vigan | 30.5°C 2.8°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.5°C milder | 1,495 mm |
| Bagard 18 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 4.8°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.5°C milder | 1,047 mm |
Soudorgues weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Colognac station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.8°C | 1.0°C | 4.9°C | 123 mm | 142 |
| February | 10.1°C | 1.1°C | 5.6°C | 86 mm | 165 |
| March | 13.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.5°C | 103 mm | 220 |
| 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 | 269 |
| June | 24.7°C | 12.3°C | 18.5°C | 66 mm | 313 |
| July | 27.7°C | 14.4°C | 21.1°C | 44 mm | 346 |
| August | 27.9°C | 14.3°C | 21.1°C | 60 mm | 307 |
| September | 22.3°C | 10.9°C | 16.6°C | 166 mm | 245 |
| October | 17.1°C | 8.2°C | 12.7°C | 217 mm | 171 |
| November | 12.2°C | 4.3°C | 8.2°C | 222 mm | 142 |
| December | 9.4°C | 1.8°C | 5.6°C | 159 mm | 132 |
| Year | 17.5°C | 7.2°C | 12.3°C | 1,502 mm | 2,680 |
Where Soudorgues’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Colognac, 4.8 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, Nîmes-Courbessac, 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 Soudorgues’s climate
How warm does Soudorgues 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 Soudorgues 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 Soudorgues 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, Nîmes-Courbessac (52 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Soudorgues itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Soudorgues, Colognac, 4.8 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 Soudorgues →
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