Sainte-Gemme gets more days of 25 degrees or more than 89% of mainland French towns
Nights in January average 2.2°C. Frost is common: about 47 nights a year drop below freezing, more than in 64% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 47 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Port Sainte-Foy station, 27 km north: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Sainte-Gemme at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Port Sainte-Foy station.
What a year in Sainte-Gemme feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Port Sainte-Foy.
About 809 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 101st wettest of 113 towns of 2,500+ in Gironde.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Saint-Émilion
47 frosts and 101 days of 25°C a year
On about 47 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 101 days a year reach 25°C, and 39 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Port Sainte-Foy: 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 Port Sainte-Foy
Port Sainte-Foy is 27 km north of Sainte-Gemme. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Gemme itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Port Sainte-Foy (24335001) |
| Distance from the town | 27 km north |
| Station altitude | 28 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 57 m |
| Period | 1991–2017 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 17 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Saint-Émilion, 39 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-Gemme 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 Gironde.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Gemme | Port Sainte-Foy | 28.4°C | 2.2°C | 809 mm |
| La Réole 9.4 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.0°C 0.8°C milder | 860 mm |
| Sainte-Bazeille 10 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.7°C milder | 821 mm |
| Marmande 15 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.7°C milder | 821 mm |
| Miramont-de-Guyenne 23 km | Verteuil | 28.2°C about the same | 2.9°C 0.7°C milder | 821 mm |
| Eymet 26 km | Bergerac | 27.7°C 0.7°C cooler | 2.0°C about the same | 793 mm |
| Langon 27 km | Sauternes | 27.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 3.0°C 0.8°C milder | 860 mm |
Sainte-Gemme weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Port Sainte-Foy station; sunshine at Saint-Émilion.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.2°C | 2.2°C | 6.2°C | 74 mm | 78 |
| February | 12.0°C | 1.8°C | 6.9°C | 57 mm | 126 |
| March | 16.3°C | 4.1°C | 10.2°C | 57 mm | 164 |
| April | 18.7°C | 6.3°C | 12.5°C | 75 mm | 199 |
| May | 22.8°C | 10.2°C | 16.5°C | 75 mm | 222 |
| June | 26.3°C | 13.3°C | 19.8°C | 64 mm | 249 |
| July | 28.4°C | 14.7°C | 21.6°C | 52 mm | 273 |
| August | 28.9°C | 14.7°C | 21.8°C | 56 mm | 255 |
| September | 25.1°C | 11.4°C | 18.3°C | 62 mm | 227 |
| October | 20.2°C | 9.0°C | 14.6°C | 68 mm | 156 |
| November | 14.2°C | 5.3°C | 9.8°C | 86 mm | 102 |
| December | 11.0°C | 2.7°C | 6.8°C | 83 mm | 92 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 8.0°C | 13.8°C | 809 mm | 2,142 |
Where Sainte-Gemme’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Port Sainte-Foy, 27 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2017, 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, Saint-Émilion, 39 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 Gironde.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Sainte-Gemme’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Gemme get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.9°C. About 101 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 39 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Gemme get in winter?
February nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 47 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Gemme get?
About 809 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (86 mm) and July the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Saint-Émilion (39 km away), averages 2,142 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Gemme itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Gemme, Port Sainte-Foy, 27 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 PORT STE FOY, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Gemme →
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.