Few mainland French towns get less rain than Saint-André: 578 mm a year
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 29.5°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 97% of mainland French towns. Rain follows the seasons: October brings about 5.4 times as much as July. Homes need heating from December to February, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Perpignan station, 22 km north.
A year in Saint-André at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Perpignan station.
What a year in Saint-André feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Perpignan.
About 578 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 51 towns of 2,500+ in Pyrénées-Orientales.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Perpignan
9 frosts and 109 days of 25°C a year
On about 9 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, and 36 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Perpignan: 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 Perpignan
Perpignan is 22 km north of Saint-André. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-André itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Perpignan (66136001) |
| Distance from the town | 22 km north |
| Station altitude | 42 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 36 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 13 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 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 Pyrénées-Orientales.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André | Perpignan | 29.5°C | 4.8°C | 578 mm |
| Palau-del-Vidre 2.5 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 4.8°C about the same | 578 mm |
| Sorède 2.6 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 4.8°C about the same | 578 mm |
| Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines 4.2 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 4.8°C about the same | 578 mm |
| Argelès-sur-Mer 4.4 km | Torreilles | 28.6°C 0.9°C cooler | 4.3°C 0.5°C colder | 555 mm |
| Elne 5.8 km | Torreilles | 28.6°C 0.9°C cooler | 4.3°C 0.5°C colder | 555 mm |
| Latour-Bas-Elne 6.8 km | Torreilles | 28.6°C 0.9°C cooler | 4.3°C 0.5°C colder | 555 mm |
Saint-André weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Perpignan station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.7°C | 4.8°C | 8.7°C | 60 mm | 141 |
| February | 13.4°C | 5.0°C | 9.2°C | 41 mm | 164 |
| March | 16.4°C | 7.6°C | 12.0°C | 52 mm | 207 |
| April | 18.7°C | 9.7°C | 14.2°C | 66 mm | 220 |
| May | 22.3°C | 13.3°C | 17.8°C | 46 mm | 241 |
| June | 26.8°C | 17.2°C | 22.0°C | 24 mm | 268 |
| July | 29.5°C | 19.7°C | 24.6°C | 15 mm | 300 |
| August | 29.4°C | 19.7°C | 24.5°C | 23 mm | 273 |
| September | 25.6°C | 16.1°C | 20.9°C | 43 mm | 224 |
| October | 21.2°C | 12.9°C | 17.0°C | 82 mm | 175 |
| November | 16.3°C | 8.4°C | 12.3°C | 73 mm | 147 |
| December | 13.3°C | 5.3°C | 9.3°C | 55 mm | 131 |
| Year | 20.5°C | 11.6°C | 16.0°C | 578 mm | 2,489 |
Where Saint-André’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Perpignan, 22 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, Perpignan, 22 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 Pyrénées-Orientales.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Saint-André’s climate
How warm does Saint-André get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.5°C. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, more than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 36 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-André get in winter?
January nights average 4.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 9 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-André get?
About 578 mm a year, less than 97% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (82 mm) and July the driest (15 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Perpignan (22 km away), averages 2,489 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-André itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-André, Perpignan, 22 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 PERPIGNAN, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-André →
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.