Nîmes weather in July

In July, Nîmes sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 21 mm of rain across 3.2 wet days and about 14.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in July, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Nîmes's 1st-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nîmes's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
1st warmest
Overnight low
19°
12th coldest
Rainfall
21 mm
3.2 wet days
Daylight
15 hours
5:19 AM – 8:17 PM
Cloud cover
31%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Nîmes is city and prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France.

Air quality
Good
PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density
916/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical July day in Nîmes reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13019
23019
33019
43019
53119
63119
73119
83119
93119
103119
113119
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313220

How July really feels in Nîmes

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

July sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Nîmes weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan12° / 637.60.59.13.2
Feb13° / 385.30.210.24.1
Mar17° / 4660.111.65.9
Apr19° / 648.4013.26.6
May23° / 13°527.3014.57.3
Jun28° / 17°335015.26.8
Jul31° / 19°213.2014.95.5
Aug31° / 19°344.4013.85.6
Sep26° / 16°996.7012.37.4
Oct21° / 12°1069.4010.86.6
Nov15° / 991009.54.8
Dec12° / 568.10.18.83.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 65% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 17%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
28119
38218
48218
58218
68218
78218
88218
98218
108218
118218
128317
138317
148317
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308317
318218

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Nîmes gets around 21 mm of rain over 3.2 wet days in July, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
112
213
313
413
513
612
712
812
912
1011
1111
1210
1310
149
159
169
178
188
198
208
218
228
238
249
259
269
2710
2810
2911
3011
3112

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of July feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, July lands in the dry band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 11% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
145252550
245252550
345252560
445242560
546242460
646242460
746242470
846242370
946242370
1046242280
1146242280
1246242290
1345242290
14442422100
15432323100
16422323110
17412324110
18402325120
19392425120
20372426131
21362426131
22352426131
23352427141
24342427141
25332427141
26322427151
27322527151
28322527151
29312527161
30312427162
31312426172

Wind in July

Winds average 12 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
212calm
312calm
412light breeze
512light breeze
612light breeze
712light breeze
812light breeze
912light breeze
1012light breeze
1112light breeze
1212light breeze
1312light breeze
1412light breeze
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1612light breeze
1712light breeze
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2012calm
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3012calm
3112calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of July to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:34 AM, and sunset from 8:23 PM to 8:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:098:23
215.25:098:23
315.25:108:23
415.25:108:23
515.25:118:22
615.25:128:22
715.25:128:22
815.15:138:21
915.15:148:21
1015.15:148:21
1115.15:158:20
1215.15:168:20
1315.05:178:19
1415.05:178:19
1515.05:188:18
1615.05:198:17
1714.95:208:17
1814.95:218:16
1914.95:228:15
2014.95:238:14
2114.85:248:14
2214.85:258:13
2314.85:268:12
2414.75:278:11
2514.75:288:10
2614.75:298:09
2714.65:308:08
2814.65:318:07
2914.65:328:06
3014.55:338:05
3114.55:348:04

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 7.15 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.53 kWh/m² to a high of 7.15 kWh/m² in July across the year — July's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.3Intense
27.3Intense
37.3Intense
47.3Intense
57.3Intense
67.3Intense
77.3Intense
87.3Intense
97.2Intense
107.2Intense
117.2Intense
127.2Intense
137.2Intense
147.2Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
197.1Intense
207.1Intense
217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.0Intense
276.9Intense
286.9Intense
296.9Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Nîmes

In seasonPeak

None of Nîmes's seasonal hazards are active in July. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Nîmes's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Nîmes?

Our two travel scores rate July for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
8.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Nîmes for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nîmes in July

From July's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In July, Nîmes sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 3 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Nîmes in July

The nearest coast averages about 21°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 51 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 26 to Sep 20 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Nîmes in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nîmes peaks around July 16 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 16UV 8Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7High
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Nîmes?

Nîmes sits at 43.8°N, 4.4°E, 57 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Lunel, 25 km away.

Topography around Nîmes

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nîmes.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nîmes has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 127 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 217 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,684 m.

The land around Nîmes is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (42%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
127 m
16 km
217 m
80 km
1,684 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
July weather nearby: Lunel 25 km · Arles 28 km · Mauguio 37 km · Avignon 38 km · Alès 39 km · Bagnols-sur-Cèze 42 km · Le Pontet 43 km · Castelnau-le-Lez 43 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
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

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 Nîmes (43.8366°, 4.3579°, elevation 57 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).