Vic-le-Fesq

Vic-le-Fesq
Vic-le-Fesq
Commune
	The town hall of Vic-le-Fesq
	Coat of arms
	Location of Vic-le-Fesq
	Vic-le-Fesq Vic-le-Fesq
	Coordinates: 43°52′12″N 4°04′59″E / 43.87°N 4.083°E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Gard
Arrondissement	Le Vigan
Canton	Quissac
Intercommunality	Piémont Cévenol
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	José Monel
Area 1	9.63 km2 (3.72 sq mi)
Population (2021)	571
• Density	59/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	30349 /30260
Elevation	35–163 m (115–535 ft) ; (avg. 58 m or 190 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vic-le-Fesq (French pronunciation: [vik lə fɛsk]; Occitan: Vic e lo Fesc) is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.

Geography

Climate

Vic-le-Fesq has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Vic-le-Fesq is 14.2 °C (57.6 °F). The average annual rainfall is 844.7 mm (33.26 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.4 °C (74.1 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.2 °C (43.2 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Vic-le-Fesq was 43.3 °C (109.9 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −16.0 °C (3.2 °F) on 15 January 1985.

Climate data for Vic-le-Fesq (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1966−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	22.2 (72.0)	24.4 (75.9)	28.5 (83.3)	31.7 (89.1)	34.3 (93.7)	43.3 (109.9)	39.9 (103.8)	40.8 (105.4)	36.1 (97.0)	32.7 (90.9)	26.4 (79.5)	21.0 (69.8)	43.3 (109.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	11.8 (53.2)	13.3 (55.9)	17.0 (62.6)	19.6 (67.3)	23.8 (74.8)	28.5 (83.3)	31.5 (88.7)	31.1 (88.0)	26.2 (79.2)	20.9 (69.6)	15.5 (59.9)	12.2 (54.0)	20.9 (69.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	6.8 (44.2)	10.0 (50.0)	12.8 (55.0)	16.7 (62.1)	20.8 (69.4)	23.4 (74.1)	23.2 (73.8)	18.9 (66.0)	15.0 (59.0)	10.1 (50.2)	6.8 (44.2)	14.2 (57.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.5 (32.9)	0.3 (32.5)	3.0 (37.4)	5.9 (42.6)	9.6 (49.3)	13.1 (55.6)	15.3 (59.5)	15.2 (59.4)	11.6 (52.9)	9.2 (48.6)	4.6 (40.3)	1.3 (34.3)	7.5 (45.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−16.0 (3.2)	−12.1 (10.2)	−12.1 (10.2)	−4.9 (23.2)	−2.0 (28.4)	2.5 (36.5)	5.5 (41.9)	4.4 (39.9)	0.0 (32.0)	−4.2 (24.4)	−9.3 (15.3)	−10.4 (13.3)	−16.0 (3.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	67.5 (2.66)	47.1 (1.85)	52.7 (2.07)	71.5 (2.81)	61.7 (2.43)	48.3 (1.90)	27.1 (1.07)	46.6 (1.83)	126.6 (4.98)	116.5 (4.59)	108.9 (4.29)	70.2 (2.76)	844.7 (33.26)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	6.6	4.9	5.1	6.8	6.4	5.0	3.2	4.6	5.5	7.2	7.8	6.3	69.5
Source: Météo-France^[3]