Few mainland French towns get more rain than Tornac: 1,240 mm a year
A typical year brings 1,240 mm of rain, with July afternoons around 31.4°C and January nights around 0.8°C. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 97% of mainland French towns. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 77% of mainland French towns. Figures from Météo-France’s Générargues station, 5.9 km north.
A year in Tornac at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Générargues station.
What a year in Tornac feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Générargues.
About 1,240 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 32 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd 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: 55 frosts and 121 days of 25°C a year
On about 55 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 121 days a year reach 25°C, and 59 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Générargues: 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 Générargues
Générargues is 5.9 km north of Tornac. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tornac itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Générargues (30129001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.9 km north |
| Station altitude | 139 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 138 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Nîmes-Courbessac, 37 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 Tornac 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornac | Générargues | 31.4°C | 0.8°C | 1,240 mm |
| Anduze 3.6 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Boisset-et-Gaujac 3.7 km | same station | 31.4°C about the same | 0.8°C about the same | 1,240 mm |
| Bagard 6.7 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.7°C milder | 1,047 mm |
| Saint-Christol-lez-Alès 9.1 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.7°C milder | 1,047 mm |
| Quissac 12 km | Vic-le-Fesq | 31.5°C about the same | 0.5°C about the same | 845 mm |
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas 12 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 1.1°C warmer | 1.5°C 0.7°C milder | 1,047 mm |
Tornac weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Générargues station; sunshine at Nîmes-Courbessac.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2°C | 0.8°C | 6.0°C | 99 mm | 142 |
| February | 12.8°C | 0.7°C | 6.7°C | 70 mm | 165 |
| March | 16.7°C | 3.5°C | 10.1°C | 92 mm | 220 |
| April | 19.5°C | 6.4°C | 12.9°C | 100 mm | 229 |
| May | 23.7°C | 10.0°C | 16.9°C | 102 mm | 269 |
| June | 28.2°C | 13.7°C | 21.0°C | 49 mm | 313 |
| July | 31.4°C | 15.9°C | 23.6°C | 41 mm | 346 |
| August | 31.1°C | 15.6°C | 23.3°C | 56 mm | 307 |
| September | 25.8°C | 12.1°C | 19.0°C | 172 mm | 245 |
| October | 20.2°C | 9.3°C | 14.8°C | 178 mm | 171 |
| November | 14.9°C | 4.7°C | 9.8°C | 162 mm | 142 |
| December | 11.5°C | 1.5°C | 6.5°C | 119 mm | 132 |
| Year | 20.6°C | 7.8°C | 14.2°C | 1,240 mm | 2,680 |
Where Tornac’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Générargues, 5.9 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, 37 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 Tornac’s climate
How warm does Tornac get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.4°C. About 121 days a year reach 25°C, more than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 59 reach 30°C.
How cold does Tornac get in winter?
February nights average 0.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 55 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Tornac get?
About 1,240 mm a year, more than 97% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (178 mm) and July the driest (41 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Nîmes-Courbessac (37 km away), averages 2,680 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tornac itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tornac, Générargues, 5.9 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 GENERARGUES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Tornac →
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.