Rainfall in Colombières-sur-Orb tops that of 92% of mainland French towns: 1,112 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 2.5°C. By July afternoons alone, it runs hotter than 91% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 28°C across the year, low to high. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from December to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Les Aires station, 7.9 km east.
A year in Colombières-sur-Orb at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Aires station.
What a year in Colombières-sur-Orb feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Aires.
About 1,112 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Millau
40 frosts and 105 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, and 45 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Aires: 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 Les Aires
Les Aires is 7.9 km east of Colombières-sur-Orb. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Colombières-sur-Orb itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Aires (34008001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.9 km east |
| Station altitude | 190 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 180 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Millau, 60 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 Colombières-sur-Orb 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombières-sur-Orb | Les Aires | 29.9°C | 2.5°C | 1,112 mm |
| Bédarieux 13 km | same station | 29.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 1,112 mm |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers 19 km | Murviel-lès-Béziers | 30.1°C about the same | 3.6°C 1.1°C milder | 663 mm |
| Magalas 21 km | Murviel-lès-Béziers | 30.1°C about the same | 3.6°C 1.1°C milder | 663 mm |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 22 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1°C warmer | 3.8°C 1.3°C milder | 585 mm |
| Thézan-lès-Béziers 22 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1°C warmer | 3.8°C 1.3°C milder | 585 mm |
| Puisserguier 23 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1°C warmer | 3.8°C 1.3°C milder | 585 mm |
Colombières-sur-Orb weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Les Aires station; sunshine at Millau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.0°C | 2.5°C | 6.8°C | 104 mm | 98 |
| February | 12.2°C | 2.3°C | 7.2°C | 81 mm | 129 |
| March | 15.6°C | 4.2°C | 9.9°C | 80 mm | 173 |
| April | 18.5°C | 6.5°C | 12.5°C | 101 mm | 187 |
| May | 22.5°C | 9.7°C | 16.1°C | 80 mm | 224 |
| June | 27.3°C | 13.2°C | 20.3°C | 46 mm | 267 |
| July | 29.9°C | 15.3°C | 22.6°C | 30 mm | 301 |
| August | 29.7°C | 15.0°C | 22.3°C | 53 mm | 270 |
| September | 25.1°C | 11.7°C | 18.4°C | 95 mm | 212 |
| October | 20.1°C | 9.9°C | 15.0°C | 182 mm | 140 |
| November | 14.5°C | 5.7°C | 10.1°C | 140 mm | 98 |
| December | 11.4°C | 2.7°C | 7.0°C | 120 mm | 98 |
| Year | 19.8°C | 8.2°C | 14.0°C | 1,112 mm | 2,197 |
Where Colombières-sur-Orb’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Aires, 7.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 60 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 Colombières-sur-Orb’s climate
How warm does Colombières-sur-Orb get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.9°C. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 45 reach 30°C.
How cold does Colombières-sur-Orb get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Colombières-sur-Orb get?
About 1,112 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (182 mm) and July the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Millau (60 km away), averages 2,197 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Colombières-sur-Orb itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Colombières-sur-Orb, Les Aires, 7.9 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 LES AIRES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Colombières-sur-Orb →
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