Photo: Fagairolles 34 · CC BY-SA 4.0Warm afternoons come to Palavas-les-Flots more often than to 91% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 3.3°C. Frost is rarer than in 89% of mainland French towns: about 21 nights a year drop below freezing. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Waterproofs come out on about 58 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montpellier-Aéroport station, 5.6 km north-east.
A year in Palavas-les-Flots at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montpellier-Aéroport station.
What a year in Palavas-les-Flots feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montpellier-Aéroport.
About 639 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 31st wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
21 frosts and 108 days of 25°C a year
On about 21 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 34 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Montpellier-Aéroport: 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 Montpellier-Aéroport
Montpellier-Aéroport is 5.6 km north-east of Palavas-les-Flots. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Palavas-les-Flots itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montpellier-Aéroport (34154001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Palavas-les-Flots 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palavas-les-Flots | Montpellier-Aéroport | 29.5°C | 3.3°C | 639 mm |
| Pérols 3.8 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Lattes 5.3 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone 6.2 km | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C 0.5°C milder | 592 mm |
| Mauguio 9.4 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Saint-Jean-de-Védas 10 km | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C 0.5°C milder | 592 mm |
| Montpellier 11 km | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C 0.5°C milder | 592 mm |
Palavas-les-Flots weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Montpellier-Aéroport station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.0°C | 3.3°C | 7.6°C | 56 mm | 146 |
| February | 13.1°C | 3.5°C | 8.3°C | 39 mm | 170 |
| March | 16.4°C | 6.4°C | 11.4°C | 42 mm | 219 |
| April | 18.7°C | 9.2°C | 13.9°C | 56 mm | 229 |
| May | 22.6°C | 12.9°C | 17.8°C | 44 mm | 271 |
| June | 26.9°C | 16.7°C | 21.8°C | 33 mm | 316 |
| July | 29.5°C | 19.3°C | 24.4°C | 17 mm | 345 |
| August | 29.3°C | 19.0°C | 24.1°C | 36 mm | 305 |
| September | 25.2°C | 15.2°C | 20.2°C | 87 mm | 247 |
| October | 20.7°C | 12.2°C | 16.4°C | 95 mm | 176 |
| November | 15.7°C | 7.4°C | 11.6°C | 78 mm | 146 |
| December | 12.5°C | 4.1°C | 8.3°C | 57 mm | 137 |
| Year | 20.2°C | 10.8°C | 15.5°C | 639 mm | 2,705 |
Where Palavas-les-Flots’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montpellier-Aéroport, 5.6 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, 5.6 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 Palavas-les-Flots’s climate
How warm does Palavas-les-Flots get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.5°C. About 108 days a year reach 25°C, more than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 34 reach 30°C.
How cold does Palavas-les-Flots get in winter?
January nights average 3.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 21 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Palavas-les-Flots get?
About 639 mm a year, less than 85% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (95 mm) and July the driest (17 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (5.6 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Palavas-les-Flots itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Palavas-les-Flots, Montpellier-Aéroport, 5.6 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 MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Palavas-les-Flots →
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