Wet weather: 982 mm a year falls on Brenas, more than on 87% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 2.9°C. The rainiest month is October; the driest is July. Its July heat outdoes that of 86% of mainland French towns. Waterproofs come out on about 80 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bédarieux station, 9.1 km west.
A year in Brenas at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bédarieux station.
What a year in Brenas feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bédarieux.
About 982 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 Millau
26 frosts and 86 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about under 1 days it stays below freezing all day. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bédarieux: 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 Bédarieux
Bédarieux is 9.1 km west of Brenas. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Brenas itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bédarieux (34028003) |
| Distance from the town | 9.1 km west |
| Station altitude | 373 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 423 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Millau, 55 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 Brenas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenas | Bédarieux | 28.6°C | 2.9°C | 982 mm |
| Bédarieux 8.9 km | Les Aires | 29.9°C 1.3°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 1,112 mm |
| Lodève 10 km | Soumont | 29.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 4.3°C 1.4°C milder | 969 mm |
| Clermont-l'Hérault 14 km | Soumont | 29.8°C 1.2°C warmer | 4.3°C 1.4°C milder | 969 mm |
| Caux 18 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C 1.4°C warmer | 3.6°C 0.7°C milder | 608 mm |
| Canet 19 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C 1.4°C warmer | 3.6°C 0.7°C milder | 608 mm |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis 20 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C 1.4°C warmer | 3.6°C 0.7°C milder | 608 mm |
Brenas weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bédarieux station; sunshine at Millau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.7°C | 2.9°C | 6.3°C | 88 mm | 98 |
| February | 10.7°C | 2.7°C | 6.7°C | 67 mm | 129 |
| March | 14.2°C | 5.0°C | 9.6°C | 69 mm | 173 |
| April | 16.9°C | 7.1°C | 12.0°C | 89 mm | 187 |
| May | 21.2°C | 10.4°C | 15.8°C | 77 mm | 224 |
| June | 25.8°C | 14.0°C | 19.9°C | 43 mm | 267 |
| July | 28.6°C | 16.3°C | 22.4°C | 33 mm | 301 |
| August | 28.4°C | 16.1°C | 22.2°C | 48 mm | 270 |
| September | 23.6°C | 12.8°C | 18.2°C | 105 mm | 212 |
| October | 18.4°C | 10.2°C | 14.3°C | 150 mm | 140 |
| November | 13.2°C | 6.2°C | 9.7°C | 118 mm | 98 |
| December | 10.4°C | 3.5°C | 7.0°C | 96 mm | 98 |
| Year | 18.4°C | 8.9°C | 13.7°C | 982 mm | 2,197 |
Where Brenas’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bédarieux, 9.1 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, Millau, 55 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 Brenas’s climate
How warm does Brenas get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.6°C. About 86 days a year reach 25°C, more than 77% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Brenas get in winter?
February nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Brenas get?
About 982 mm a year, more than 87% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (150 mm) and July the driest (33 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Millau (55 km away), averages 2,197 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Brenas itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Brenas, Bédarieux, 9.1 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 BEDARIEUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Brenas →
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.