Few mainland French towns get fewer frosts than Arboras
Expect July afternoons of about 29.8°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 91% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in July. Plan time outside from April to June and September to October, when highs sit at 18–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Soumont station, 11 km west.
A year in Arboras at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Soumont station.
What a year in Arboras feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Soumont.
About 969 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 25 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
11 frosts and 99 days of 25°C a year
On about 11 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 99 days a year reach 25°C, and 43 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Soumont: 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 Soumont
Soumont is 11 km west of Arboras. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Arboras itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Soumont (34306001) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km west |
| Station altitude | 252 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 261 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montpellier-Aéroport, 41 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 Arboras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arboras | Soumont | 29.8°C | 4.3°C | 969 mm |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis 7.1 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C about the same | 3.6°C 0.7°C colder | 608 mm |
| Gignac 8.3 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 1.8°C warmer | 1.1°C 3.2°C colder | 870 mm |
| Aniane 8.7 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 1.8°C warmer | 1.1°C 3.2°C colder | 870 mm |
| Clermont-l'Hérault 10 km | same station | 29.8°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 969 mm |
| Canet 12 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C about the same | 3.6°C 0.7°C colder | 608 mm |
| Lodève 14 km | same station | 29.8°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 969 mm |
Arboras weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Soumont station; sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.5°C | 4.3°C | 7.4°C | 89 mm | 146 |
| February | 11.6°C | 4.2°C | 7.9°C | 60 mm | 170 |
| March | 15.1°C | 6.6°C | 10.8°C | 71 mm | 219 |
| April | 17.8°C | 8.7°C | 13.2°C | 89 mm | 229 |
| May | 21.9°C | 12.0°C | 16.9°C | 76 mm | 271 |
| June | 26.7°C | 15.8°C | 21.2°C | 46 mm | 316 |
| July | 29.8°C | 18.2°C | 24.0°C | 30 mm | 345 |
| August | 29.5°C | 18.1°C | 23.8°C | 48 mm | 305 |
| September | 24.7°C | 14.8°C | 19.7°C | 103 mm | 247 |
| October | 19.4°C | 12.0°C | 15.7°C | 146 mm | 176 |
| November | 14.1°C | 7.8°C | 10.9°C | 116 mm | 146 |
| December | 11.1°C | 5.2°C | 8.2°C | 96 mm | 137 |
| Year | 19.4°C | 10.6°C | 15.0°C | 969 mm | 2,705 |
Where Arboras’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Soumont, 11 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, 41 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 Arboras’s climate
How warm does Arboras get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.8°C. About 99 days a year reach 25°C, more than 88% of mainland French towns, and about 43 reach 30°C.
How cold does Arboras get in winter?
February nights average 4.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 11 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Arboras get?
About 969 mm a year, more than 86% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (146 mm) and July the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (41 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Arboras itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Arboras, Soumont, 11 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 SOUMONT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Arboras →
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.