Hardly any mainland French towns collect more rain than Thoiras-Corbès: 1,438 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 30.7°C. Wet weather is most frequent in November and least in July. Its July heat outdoes that of 94% of mainland French towns. Windscreens need scraping on about 53 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Saint-Jean-du-Gard station, 6.7 km north-west.
A year in Thoiras-Corbès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Jean-du-Gard station.
What a year in Thoiras-Corbès 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 Nîmes-Courbessac
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 6.7 km north-west of Thoiras-Corbès. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Thoiras-Corbès itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Jean-du-Gard (30269006) |
| Distance from the town | 6.7 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 196 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 220 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 4.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 45 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 Thoiras-Corbès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoiras-Corbès | Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30.7°C | 1.1°C | 1,438 mm |
| Anduze 4.5 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 5.4 km | same station | 30.7°C about the same | 1.1°C about the same | 1,438 mm |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac 8.1 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Bagard 10 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.8°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Hippolyte-du-Fort 12 km | Générargues | 31.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès 13 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.8°C warmer | 1.5°C about the same | 1,047 mm |
Thoiras-Corbès weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Jean-du-Gard station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6°C | 1.1°C | 5.8°C | 118 mm | 142 |
| February | 12.3°C | 0.9°C | 6.6°C | 79 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.2°C | 3.5°C | 9.9°C | 97 mm | 220 |
| April | 18.9°C | 6.2°C | 12.5°C | 118 mm | 229 |
| May | 23.0°C | 9.7°C | 16.3°C | 113 mm | 269 |
| June | 27.6°C | 13.1°C | 20.4°C | 60 mm | 313 |
| July | 30.7°C | 15.4°C | 23.1°C | 48 mm | 346 |
| August | 30.5°C | 15.0°C | 22.8°C | 64 mm | 307 |
| September | 25.3°C | 11.6°C | 18.4°C | 173 mm | 245 |
| October | 19.6°C | 8.9°C | 14.3°C | 212 mm | 171 |
| November | 14.3°C | 4.6°C | 9.4°C | 214 mm | 142 |
| December | 10.9°C | 1.7°C | 6.3°C | 141 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.0°C | 7.6°C | 13.8°C | 1,438 mm | 2,680 |
Where Thoiras-Corbès’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, 6.7 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, 45 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 Thoiras-Corbès’s climate
How warm does Thoiras-Corbès 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 Thoiras-Corbès 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 Thoiras-Corbès 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, Nîmes-Courbessac (45 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Thoiras-Corbès itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Thoiras-Corbès, Saint-Jean-du-Gard, 6.7 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 Thoiras-Corbès →
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.