Sumène

Commune in Occitania, France
Coat of arms of Sumène
Coat of arms
Location of Sumène
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(2020–2026) Ghislain Pallier[1]Area
1
36.59 km2 (14.13 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[2]
1,291 • Density35/km2 (91/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code
30325 /30440
Elevation175–933 m (574–3,061 ft)
(avg. 205 m or 673 ft)1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sumène (French pronunciation: [symɛn]; Occitan: Sumena) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

Climate

Sumène has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa) closely bordering on a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb). The average annual temperature in Sumène is 13.4 °C (56.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,245.5 mm (49.04 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 22.8 °C (73.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C (41.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sumène was 41.0 °C (105.8 °F) on 12 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −13.8 °C (7.2 °F) on 15 January 1985.

Climate data for Sumène (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1978−2011)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 20.0
(68.0) 		22.0
(71.6) 		29.0
(84.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		34.8
(94.6) 		37.0
(98.6) 		40.8
(105.4) 		41.0
(105.8) 		38.0
(100.4) 		31.0
(87.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		20.4
(68.7) 		41.0
(105.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0) 		11.7
(53.1) 		15.8
(60.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		22.7
(72.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		30.8
(87.4) 		30.3
(86.5) 		25.4
(77.7) 		19.1
(66.4) 		13.5
(56.3) 		10.1
(50.2) 		19.6
(67.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4) 		6.1
(43.0) 		9.4
(48.9) 		11.9
(53.4) 		15.9
(60.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		13.9
(57.0) 		8.8
(47.8) 		5.7
(42.3) 		13.4
(56.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7) 		0.6
(33.1) 		3.0
(37.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		9.1
(48.4) 		12.3
(54.1) 		14.7
(58.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		11.3
(52.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		1.2
(34.2) 		7.2
(45.0)
Record low °C (°F) −13.8
(7.2) 		−13.0
(8.6) 		−12.0
(10.4) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		0.0
(32.0) 		4.5
(40.1) 		6.7
(44.1) 		5.0
(41.0) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−3.0
(26.6) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−13.8
(7.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 97.5
(3.84) 		82.3
(3.24) 		65.0
(2.56) 		107.9
(4.25) 		98.7
(3.89) 		64.2
(2.53) 		37.8
(1.49) 		58.9
(2.32) 		150.7
(5.93) 		192.2
(7.57) 		152.8
(6.02) 		137.5
(5.41) 		1,245.5
(49.04)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.6 6.6 5.8 7.9 7.9 5.4 3.6 4.9 6.2 9.9 8.4 7.8 82.1
Source: Météo-France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,687—    
19681,913+13.4%
19751,702−11.0%
19821,613−5.2%
19901,417−12.2%
19991,492+5.3%
20081,555+4.2%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1981-2010 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
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