Saint-André-Capcèze is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,693 mm of rain a year
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 28.6°C on average. A year here swings 27°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Of the 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère, it has the warmest July afternoons. Central heating does most of its work from November to March, in months below 10°C on average.
Figures from Météo-France’s Génolhac station, 7.9 km south.
A year in Saint-André-Capcèze at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Génolhac station.
What a year in Saint-André-Capcèze feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Génolhac.
About 1,693 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 40 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Lanas Syn
31 frosts and 86 days of 25°C a year
On about 31 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 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Génolhac: 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 Génolhac
Génolhac is 7.9 km south of Saint-André-Capcèze. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-André-Capcèze itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Génolhac (30130001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 519 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 472 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 3.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Lanas Syn, 36 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 Saint-André-Capcèze 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 Lozère.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-Capcèze | Génolhac | 28.6°C | 1.8°C | 1,693 mm |
| Les Vans 15 km | Grospierres | 31.9°C 3.3°C warmer | 0.1°C 1.7°C colder | 1,095 mm |
| Bessèges 18 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 2.3°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.7°C colder | 1,092 mm |
| La Grand-Combe 23 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 2.3°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.7°C colder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Ambroix 26 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 2.3°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.7°C colder | 1,092 mm |
Saint-André-Capcèze weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Génolhac station; sunshine at Lanas Syn.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.7°C | 1.8°C | 5.3°C | 142 mm | 131 |
| February | 10.0°C | 2.0°C | 6.0°C | 96 mm | 153 |
| March | 14.0°C | 4.7°C | 9.3°C | 99 mm | 208 |
| April | 16.6°C | 7.0°C | 11.8°C | 143 mm | 208 |
| May | 20.7°C | 10.3°C | 15.5°C | 142 mm | 246 |
| June | 25.1°C | 13.9°C | 19.5°C | 77 mm | 286 |
| July | 28.6°C | 16.2°C | 22.4°C | 46 mm | 314 |
| August | 28.4°C | 16.2°C | 22.3°C | 79 mm | 284 |
| September | 23.1°C | 12.9°C | 18.0°C | 181 mm | 220 |
| October | 17.5°C | 9.6°C | 13.5°C | 248 mm | 154 |
| November | 12.3°C | 5.5°C | 8.9°C | 277 mm | 125 |
| December | 9.4°C | 2.7°C | 6.0°C | 165 mm | 120 |
| Year | 17.9°C | 8.6°C | 13.2°C | 1,693 mm | 2,447 |
Where Saint-André-Capcèze’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Génolhac, 7.9 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, Lanas Syn, 36 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 Lozère.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-André-Capcèze’s climate
How warm does Saint-André-Capcèze get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.6°C. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-André-Capcèze get in winter?
January nights average 1.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 31 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-André-Capcèze get?
About 1,693 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (277 mm) and July the driest (46 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Lanas Syn (36 km away), averages 2,447 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-André-Capcèze itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-André-Capcèze, Génolhac, 7.9 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 GENOLHAC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-André-Capcèze →
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