Sainte-Hélène sits near the top of mainland French towns for frosts
Sunny July days climb to about 26.6°C. Rain is plentiful here, more than falls on 69% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 28°C. Plan for rain on about 101 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Mende-Ville station, 9.2 km west.
A year in Sainte-Hélène at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Mende-Ville station.
What a year in Sainte-Hélène feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mende-Ville.
About 846 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and March the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 4 towns of 2,500+ in Lozère.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Mende
A frosty town: 83 frosts and 69 days of 25°C a year
On about 83 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Mende-Ville: 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 Mende-Ville
Mende-Ville is 9.2 km west of Sainte-Hélène. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Sainte-Hélène itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Mende-Ville (48095004) |
| Distance from the town | 9.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 710 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 823 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Mende, 12 km away |
Sainte-Hélène sits 113 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Sainte-Hélène to run about 0.7°C cooler than these figures.
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-Hélène 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. 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.
Sainte-Hélène weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Mende-Ville station; sunshine at Mende.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | −1.3°C | 2.9°C | 60 mm | 95 |
| February | 8.7°C | −1.3°C | 3.7°C | 50 mm | 120 |
| March | 12.6°C | 1.1°C | 6.9°C | 49 mm | 170 |
| April | 15.2°C | 3.5°C | 9.3°C | 79 mm | 185 |
| May | 19.6°C | 7.0°C | 13.3°C | 84 mm | 213 |
| June | 23.7°C | 10.2°C | 17.0°C | 70 mm | 254 |
| July | 26.6°C | 12.0°C | 19.3°C | 52 mm | 293 |
| August | 26.7°C | 11.7°C | 19.2°C | 63 mm | 281 |
| September | 21.8°C | 8.4°C | 15.1°C | 90 mm | 210 |
| October | 17.0°C | 5.9°C | 11.5°C | 86 mm | 150 |
| November | 10.9°C | 2.2°C | 6.6°C | 94 mm | 88 |
| December | 7.0°C | −0.7°C | 3.1°C | 69 mm | 98 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 4.9°C | 10.7°C | 846 mm | 2,157 |
Where Sainte-Hélène’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Mende-Ville, 9.2 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, 12 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 Sainte-Hélène’s climate
How warm does Sainte-Hélène get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.7°C. About 69 days a year reach 25°C, more than 61% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Sainte-Hélène get in winter?
January nights average −1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 83 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Sainte-Hélène get?
About 846 mm a year, more than 69% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (94 mm) and March the driest (49 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Mende (12 km away), averages 2,157 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Sainte-Hélène itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Sainte-Hélène, Mende-Ville, 9.2 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 MENDE-VILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Sainte-Hélène →
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.