Sainte-Mère gets fewer frosts than 85% of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 27.6°C on average. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. Warm afternoons come more often than in 77% of mainland French towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to February, which average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Mauroux station, 16 km south-east.
A year in Sainte-Mère at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mauroux station.
What a year in Sainte-Mère feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mauroux.
About 678 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 19 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Gers.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Agen-la Garenne
23 frosts and 86 days of 25°C a year
On about 23 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, and 29 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mauroux: 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 Mauroux
Mauroux is 16 km south-east of Sainte-Mère. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Mère itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mauroux (32248001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 201 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 175 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Agen-la Garenne, 20 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 Sainte-Mère 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 Gers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Mère | Mauroux | 27.6°C | 3.3°C | 678 mm |
| Lectoure 8.4 km | same station | 27.6°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 678 mm |
| Layrac 14 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.8°C colder | 708 mm |
| Fleurance 18 km | Auch | 27.8°C about the same | 1.6°C 1.7°C colder | 696 mm |
| Boé 19 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.8°C colder | 708 mm |
| Valence 21 km | Valence | 29.5°C 1.9°C warmer | 2.6°C 0.7°C colder | 747 mm |
| Le Passage 22 km | Agen-la Garenne | 28.0°C about the same | 2.5°C 0.8°C colder | 708 mm |
Sainte-Mère weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mauroux station; sunshine at Agen-la Garenne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3°C | 3.3°C | 6.3°C | 59 mm | 76 |
| February | 11.1°C | 3.5°C | 7.3°C | 45 mm | 113 |
| March | 14.9°C | 5.7°C | 10.3°C | 45 mm | 172 |
| April | 17.5°C | 7.8°C | 12.7°C | 65 mm | 186 |
| May | 21.3°C | 11.1°C | 16.2°C | 68 mm | 216 |
| June | 25.4°C | 14.4°C | 19.9°C | 63 mm | 235 |
| July | 27.6°C | 16.1°C | 21.9°C | 51 mm | 260 |
| August | 28.1°C | 16.4°C | 22.2°C | 51 mm | 250 |
| September | 24.5°C | 13.7°C | 19.1°C | 56 mm | 211 |
| October | 19.4°C | 11.1°C | 15.2°C | 54 mm | 143 |
| November | 13.1°C | 6.6°C | 9.9°C | 63 mm | 88 |
| December | 10.0°C | 4.1°C | 7.0°C | 59 mm | 72 |
| Year | 18.5°C | 9.5°C | 14.0°C | 678 mm | 2,020 |
Where Sainte-Mère’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mauroux, 16 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, Agen-la Garenne, 20 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 Gers.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Sainte-Mère’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Mère get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.1°C. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 29 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Mère get in winter?
January nights average 3.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 23 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Mère get?
About 678 mm a year, less than 76% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (68 mm) and February the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Agen-la Garenne (20 km away), averages 2,020 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Mère itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Mère, Mauroux, 16 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 MAUROUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Mère →
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