Montpellier sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for rain, with 592 mm a year
Expect July afternoons of about 29.1°C. Frost is rarer than in 92% of mainland French towns: about 19 nights a year drop below freezing. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 19 nights a year below 0°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae station, 8.1 km south.
A year in Montpellier at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae station.
What a year in Montpellier feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae.
About 592 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 59th wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
19 frosts and 103 days of 25°C a year
On about 19 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 103 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villeneuve-lès-Mag-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 Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae
Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae is 8.1 km south of Montpellier. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Montpellier itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae (34337001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 20 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 43 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montpellier-Aéroport, 9.1 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 Montpellier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae | 29.1°C | 3.8°C | 592 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Védas 4.7 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 592 mm |
| Juvignac 4.7 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.1°C 2.7°C colder | 870 mm |
| Castelnau-le-Lez 4.8 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.1°C 2.7°C colder | 870 mm |
| Lavérune 5.4 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 592 mm |
| Clapiers 5.4 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 2.5°C warmer | 1.1°C 2.7°C colder | 870 mm |
| Lattes 5.5 km | Montpellier-Aéroport | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C 0.5°C colder | 639 mm |
Montpellier weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae station; sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.0°C | 3.8°C | 7.9°C | 51 mm | 146 |
| February | 13.0°C | 4.0°C | 8.5°C | 38 mm | 170 |
| March | 16.1°C | 6.7°C | 11.4°C | 42 mm | 219 |
| April | 18.5°C | 9.2°C | 13.9°C | 48 mm | 229 |
| May | 22.2°C | 12.7°C | 17.5°C | 40 mm | 271 |
| June | 26.4°C | 16.4°C | 21.4°C | 31 mm | 316 |
| July | 29.1°C | 18.9°C | 24.0°C | 18 mm | 345 |
| August | 28.9°C | 18.7°C | 23.8°C | 33 mm | 305 |
| September | 25.0°C | 15.0°C | 20.0°C | 76 mm | 247 |
| October | 20.6°C | 12.1°C | 16.4°C | 91 mm | 176 |
| November | 15.7°C | 7.6°C | 11.6°C | 72 mm | 146 |
| December | 12.6°C | 4.7°C | 8.6°C | 51 mm | 137 |
| Year | 20.0°C | 10.8°C | 15.4°C | 592 mm | 2,705 |
Where Montpellier’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae, 8.1 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, Montpellier-Aéroport, 9.1 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 Montpellier’s climate
How warm does Montpellier get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 103 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Montpellier get in winter?
January nights average 3.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 19 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Montpellier get?
About 592 mm a year, less than 97% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (91 mm) and July the driest (18 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (9.1 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Montpellier itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Montpellier, Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae, 8.1 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 VILLENEUVE-LES-MAG-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Montpellier →
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.