Saint-André-de-Lancize sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,552 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically −1.9°C. By frosts alone, it ranks colder than 98% of mainland French towns. Only 28°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. Plan for rain on about 113 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Le Pont-de-Montvert station, 11 km north.
A year in Saint-André-de-Lancize at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Le Pont-de-Montvert station.
What a year in Saint-André-de-Lancize feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Pont-de-Montvert.
About 1,552 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 39 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 Mende
A frosty town: 97 frosts and 57 days of 25°C a year
On about 97 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Le Pont-de-Montvert: 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 Le Pont-de-Montvert
Le Pont-de-Montvert is 11 km north of Saint-André-de-Lancize. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-André-de-Lancize itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Le Pont-de-Montvert (48116001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km north |
| Station altitude | 875 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 919 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 40 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-de-Lancize 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-de-Lancize | Le Pont-de-Montvert | 25.8°C | −1.9°C | 1,552 mm |
| La Grand-Combe 20 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 5.1°C warmer | 1.1°C 3°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Jean-du-Gard 20 km | Saint-Jean-du-Gard | 30.7°C 4.9°C warmer | 1.1°C 3°C milder | 1,438 mm |
| Bessèges 25 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 5.1°C warmer | 1.1°C 3°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues 26 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 5.1°C warmer | 1.1°C 3°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Saint-Julien-les-Rosiers 27 km | Salindres | 30.9°C 5.1°C warmer | 1.1°C 3°C milder | 1,092 mm |
| Alès 29 km | Saint-Christol-les-Alès | 32.5°C 6.7°C warmer | 1.5°C 3.4°C milder | 1,047 mm |
Saint-André-de-Lancize weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Le Pont-de-Montvert station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.6°C | −1.9°C | 2.3°C | 134 mm | 95 |
| February | 7.7°C | −2.2°C | 2.8°C | 94 mm | 120 |
| March | 11.3°C | 0.3°C | 5.8°C | 98 mm | 170 |
| April | 14.0°C | 2.6°C | 8.3°C | 150 mm | 185 |
| May | 18.1°C | 5.8°C | 11.9°C | 132 mm | 213 |
| June | 22.8°C | 9.0°C | 15.9°C | 86 mm | 254 |
| July | 25.8°C | 10.9°C | 18.3°C | 57 mm | 293 |
| August | 25.6°C | 10.7°C | 18.1°C | 63 mm | 281 |
| September | 20.5°C | 7.5°C | 14.0°C | 150 mm | 210 |
| October | 15.6°C | 5.2°C | 10.4°C | 201 mm | 150 |
| November | 10.2°C | 1.7°C | 5.9°C | 237 mm | 88 |
| December | 7.2°C | −1.0°C | 3.1°C | 150 mm | 98 |
| Year | 15.5°C | 4.1°C | 9.7°C | 1,552 mm | 2,157 |
Where Saint-André-de-Lancize’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Le Pont-de-Montvert, 11 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, Mende, 40 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-de-Lancize’s climate
How warm does Saint-André-de-Lancize get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.8°C. About 57 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 57% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-André-de-Lancize get in winter?
February nights average −2.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 97 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-André-de-Lancize get?
About 1,552 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (237 mm) and July the driest (57 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (40 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-André-de-Lancize itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-André-de-Lancize, Le Pont-de-Montvert, 11 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 LE PONT-DE-MONTVERT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-André-de-Lancize →
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