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When to go to Nîmes

Twelve months of averages for Nîmes, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Nîmes has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in April to June and August to October.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in June and August.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): July.
Cold months (a mean high under 10°C): December and January.
The warmest month is July (32°C) and the coolest January (9°C). The wettest is October (106 mm) and the driest July (30 mm); about 740 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Nîmes: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCold
FebCool
MarCool
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, dry
JulHot
AugMild–warm, dry
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovCool
DecCold

Month by month

Every month in Nîmes

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Nîmes by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	9°C	0°C	61 mm	85%	64%	1.8	23°C	Cold
February	10°C	0°C	47 mm	81%	59%	2.8	24°C	Cool
March	14°C	3°C	54 mm	77%	56%	4.1	27°C	Cool
April	18°C	7°C	69 mm	73%	54%	5.4	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	23°C	11°C	65 mm	68%	52%	6.5	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	29°C	15°C	42 mm	59%	41%	7.4	37°C	Mild to warm and dry
July	32°C	18°C	30 mm	50%	32%	7.4	39°C	Hot
August	31°C	17°C	36 mm	52%	36%	6.3	39°C	Mild to warm and dry
September	26°C	13°C	65 mm	61%	43%	4.8	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	20°C	10°C	106 mm	75%	58%	3	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	13°C	5°C	104 mm	83%	63%	2	29°C	Cool
December	9°C	1°C	61 mm	85%	62%	1.5	25°C	Cold

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

9°C

0°C

61 mm

85%

64%

1.8

23°C

Cold

February

10°C

0°C

47 mm

81%

59%

2.8

24°C

Cool

March

14°C

3°C

54 mm

77%

56%

4.1

27°C

Cool

April

18°C

7°C

69 mm

73%

54%

5.4

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

23°C

11°C

65 mm

68%

52%

6.5

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

29°C

15°C

42 mm

59%

41%

7.4

37°C

Mild to warm and dry

July

32°C

18°C

30 mm

50%

32%

7.4

39°C

Hot

August

31°C

17°C

36 mm

52%

36%

6.3

39°C

Mild to warm and dry

September

26°C

13°C

65 mm

61%

43%

4.8

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

20°C

10°C

106 mm

75%

58%

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

13°C

5°C

104 mm

83%

63%

29°C

Cool

December

9°C

1°C

61 mm

85%

62%

1.5

25°C

Cold