Agde sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for rain, with 518 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 4.2°C on average. The rainiest month is October; the driest is July. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 95% of mainland French towns. Comfortable outdoor weather lasts from April to June and September to October, with highs of 18–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Marseillan-Inrae station, 7.6 km north-east.
A year in Agde at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Marseillan-Inrae station.
What a year in Agde feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marseillan-Inrae.
About 518 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 94th wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
15 frosts and 93 days of 25°C a year
On about 15 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, and 22 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Marseillan-Inrae: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Marseillan-Inrae
Marseillan-Inrae is 7.6 km north-east of Agde. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Agde itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Marseillan-Inrae (34150001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 17 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montpellier-Aéroport, 50 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Agde compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agde | Marseillan-Inrae | 28.4°C | 4.2°C | 518 mm |
| Vias 5.2 km | Beziers-Vias | 29.7°C 1.3°C warmer | 3.6°C 0.6°C colder | 555 mm |
| Marseillan 6.5 km | same station | 28.4°C about the same | 4.2°C about the same | 518 mm |
| Bessan 8.5 km | Beziers-Vias | 29.7°C 1.3°C warmer | 3.6°C 0.6°C colder | 555 mm |
| Florensac 9.6 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C 1.6°C warmer | 3.6°C 0.6°C colder | 608 mm |
| Portiragnes 11 km | Beziers-Vias | 29.7°C 1.3°C warmer | 3.6°C 0.6°C colder | 555 mm |
| Saint-Thibéry 12 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C 1.6°C warmer | 3.6°C 0.6°C colder | 608 mm |
Agde weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Marseillan-Inrae station; sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.0°C | 4.2°C | 8.1°C | 49 mm | 146 |
| February | 12.8°C | 4.4°C | 8.6°C | 44 mm | 170 |
| March | 15.8°C | 7.0°C | 11.4°C | 41 mm | 219 |
| April | 18.1°C | 9.5°C | 13.8°C | 43 mm | 229 |
| May | 21.6°C | 13.1°C | 17.3°C | 37 mm | 271 |
| June | 25.9°C | 16.4°C | 21.1°C | 24 mm | 316 |
| July | 28.4°C | 18.7°C | 23.6°C | 11 mm | 345 |
| August | 28.1°C | 18.5°C | 23.3°C | 22 mm | 305 |
| September | 24.4°C | 15.1°C | 19.8°C | 69 mm | 247 |
| October | 20.4°C | 12.6°C | 16.5°C | 79 mm | 176 |
| November | 15.7°C | 8.2°C | 11.9°C | 59 mm | 146 |
| December | 12.6°C | 4.9°C | 8.8°C | 40 mm | 137 |
| Year | 19.6°C | 11.0°C | 15.3°C | 518 mm | 2,705 |
Where Agde’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Marseillan-Inrae, 7.6 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Montpellier-Aéroport, 50 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Agde’s climate
How warm does Agde get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.4°C. About 93 days a year reach 25°C, more than 84% of mainland French towns, and about 22 reach 30°C.
How cold does Agde get in winter?
January nights average 4.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 15 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Agde get?
About 518 mm a year, less than almost every mainland French town. October is the wettest month (79 mm) and July the driest (11 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (50 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Agde itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Agde, Marseillan-Inrae, 7.6 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station MARSEILLAN-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Agde →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.