Alès in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Alès sees average daytime highs around 11°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 244 mm of precipitation over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Alès's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Alès's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 11°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 2°C
- Precipitation
- 244 mm
- 25 wet days
- Avg wind
- 9 km/h
- Travel score
- 2.8
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Alès in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 11°C.
A typical winter day in Alès reaches about 11°C and drops to 2°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Alès
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 62 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Alès weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10° / 2° | 90 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 9.1 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 12° / 2° | 57 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 10.2 | 3.3 |
| Mar | 15° / 5° | 72 | 7 | 0.2 | 11.6 | 5.2 |
| Apr | 18° / 7° | 99 | 9.5 | 0 | 13.2 | 6.0 |
| May | 22° / 11° | 82 | 8.9 | 0 | 14.5 | 6.9 |
| Jun | 27° / 14° | 49 | 6.7 | 0 | 15.2 | 7.2 |
| Jul | 30° / 17° | 35 | 4.7 | 0 | 15 | 6.1 |
| Aug | 29° / 16° | 56 | 6.2 | 0 | 13.8 | 6.3 |
| Sep | 24° / 13° | 128 | 7.4 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.4 |
| Oct | 19° / 10° | 174 | 11.7 | 0 | 10.8 | 5.9 |
| Nov | 14° / 6° | 155 | 10.7 | 0.1 | 9.4 | 4.0 |
| Dec | 11° / 3° | 96 | 9.1 | 0.4 | 8.8 | 2.6 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Alès gets around 244 mm of rain and snow over 25 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 9 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min in early December to 10 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 2.0 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Alès
In winter, Alès overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Alès's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is winter a good time to visit Alès?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Alès.
What to pack for Alès in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Alès sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 2°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 25 days see rain.
UV index in Alès in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Alès peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | High | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 7 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 7 | High |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 3 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Alès?
Alès sits at 44.1°N, 4.1°E, 135 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Nîmes, 39 km away.
Topography around Alès
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Alès.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Alès has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 237 m around an average of 172 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 818 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,702 m.
The land around Alès is covered by trees (53%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, trees (72%) within 16 km, and trees (58%) within 80 km.
France travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / E
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 77% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $48,986
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.3
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 5.1
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Moderate
- EF EPI 539
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Alès (44.1249°, 4.0808°, elevation 135 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.