Afternoon heat in Aumelas beats that of 93% of mainland French towns
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 0.7°C on average. Only 30°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. None of its 6 nearest neighbors gets more rain. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 58 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Saint-Martin-de-Londres station, 24 km north-east.
A year in Aumelas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Saint-Martin-de-Londres station.
What a year in Aumelas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martin-de-Londres.
About 1,088 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 3rd wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
A frosty town: 58 frosts and 108 days of 25°C a year
On about 58 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 108 days a year reach 25°C, and 47 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Saint-Martin-de-Londres: 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 Saint-Martin-de-Londres
Saint-Martin-de-Londres is 24 km north-east of Aumelas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aumelas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Saint-Martin-de-Londres (34274001) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 214 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 205 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 11 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montpellier-Aéroport, 30 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 Aumelas 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aumelas | Saint-Martin-de-Londres | 30.3°C | 0.7°C | 1,088 mm |
| Gignac 8.1 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 1.3°C warmer | 1.1°C about the same | 870 mm |
| Saint-Pargoire 8.9 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.9°C milder | 608 mm |
| Canet 8.9 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.9°C milder | 608 mm |
| Villeveyrac 9.8 km | Sète | 28.2°C 2.1°C cooler | 5.9°C 5.2°C milder | 543 mm |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis 10 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C about the same | 3.6°C 2.9°C milder | 608 mm |
| Cournonsec 10 km | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae | 29.1°C 1.2°C cooler | 3.8°C 3.1°C milder | 592 mm |
Aumelas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Saint-Martin-de-Londres station; sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.2°C | 0.7°C | 5.9°C | 96 mm | 146 |
| February | 12.4°C | 0.6°C | 6.5°C | 62 mm | 170 |
| March | 15.9°C | 3.3°C | 9.6°C | 79 mm | 219 |
| April | 18.5°C | 6.3°C | 12.4°C | 93 mm | 229 |
| May | 22.5°C | 9.7°C | 16.1°C | 77 mm | 271 |
| June | 27.2°C | 13.2°C | 20.2°C | 51 mm | 316 |
| July | 30.3°C | 15.5°C | 22.9°C | 30 mm | 345 |
| August | 30.2°C | 15.3°C | 22.7°C | 52 mm | 305 |
| September | 25.2°C | 11.6°C | 18.4°C | 138 mm | 247 |
| October | 20.0°C | 9.1°C | 14.5°C | 161 mm | 176 |
| November | 14.8°C | 4.6°C | 9.7°C | 135 mm | 146 |
| December | 11.7°C | 1.6°C | 6.7°C | 115 mm | 137 |
| Year | 20.0°C | 7.6°C | 13.8°C | 1,088 mm | 2,705 |
Where Aumelas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Saint-Martin-de-Londres, 24 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, 30 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 Aumelas’s climate
How warm does Aumelas get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.3°C. About 108 days a year reach 25°C, more than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 47 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aumelas get in winter?
February nights average 0.6°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 58 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aumelas get?
About 1,088 mm a year, more than 91% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (161 mm) and July the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (30 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aumelas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aumelas, Saint-Martin-de-Londres, 24 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 ST MARTIN DE LONDRES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aumelas →
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.