Few mainland French towns have warmer summer afternoons than Tharaux
Its January nights are the coldest among its 6 nearest neighbors. Only 32°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. An umbrella earns its place on about 75 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montclus station, 10 km east.
A year in Tharaux at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montclus station.
What a year in Tharaux feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montclus.
About 951 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 18th wettest of 68 towns of 2,500+ in Gard.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lanas Syn
A frosty town: 63 frosts and 120 days of 25°C a year
On about 63 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 120 days a year reach 25°C, and 61 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montclus: 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 Montclus
Montclus is 10 km east of Tharaux. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tharaux itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montclus (30175001) |
| Distance from the town | 10 km east |
| Station altitude | 120 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 154 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 33 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 Tharaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tharaux | Montclus | 31.6°C | 0.0°C | 951 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 9.3 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Salindres 14 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Rousson 15 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Bessèges 18 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 18 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Privat-des-Vieux 18 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 0.7°C cooler | 1.1°C 1.1°C milder | 1,092 mm |
Tharaux weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montclus station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.3°C | 0.0°C | 5.2°C | 77 mm | 131 |
| February | 12.2°C | 0.2°C | 6.2°C | 49 mm | 153 |
| March | 16.6°C | 2.8°C | 9.7°C | 55 mm | 208 |
| April | 19.6°C | 5.5°C | 12.5°C | 75 mm | 208 |
| May | 23.7°C | 9.1°C | 16.4°C | 75 mm | 246 |
| June | 28.3°C | 12.8°C | 20.5°C | 50 mm | 286 |
| July | 31.6°C | 14.9°C | 23.2°C | 44 mm | 314 |
| August | 31.2°C | 14.7°C | 22.9°C | 60 mm | 284 |
| September | 25.8°C | 11.4°C | 18.6°C | 132 mm | 220 |
| October | 20.0°C | 8.6°C | 14.3°C | 132 mm | 154 |
| November | 14.2°C | 4.0°C | 9.1°C | 134 mm | 125 |
| December | 10.7°C | 0.9°C | 5.8°C | 68 mm | 120 |
| Year | 20.4°C | 7.1°C | 13.7°C | 951 mm | 2,447 |
Where Tharaux’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montclus, 10 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, 33 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 Tharaux’s climate
How warm does Tharaux get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.6°C. About 120 days a year reach 25°C, more than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 61 reach 30°C.
How cold does Tharaux get in winter?
January nights average 0.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 63 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Tharaux get?
About 951 mm a year, more than 84% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (134 mm) and July the driest (44 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (33 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tharaux itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tharaux, Montclus, 10 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 MONTCLUS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Tharaux →
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.