More days reach 25 degrees in Pérols than in 91% of mainland French towns
January mornings start at about 3.3°C. Only about 21 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 89% of mainland French towns. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in July. Plan time outside from April to June and September to October, when highs sit at 19–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Montpellier-Aéroport station, 1.9 km north-east.
A year in Pérols at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montpellier-Aéroport station.
What a year in Pérols 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 1.9 km north-east of Pérols. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pérols itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montpellier-Aéroport (34154001) |
| Distance from the town | 1.9 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 1 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 6 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 Pérols 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pérols | Montpellier-Aéroport | 29.5°C | 3.3°C | 639 mm |
| Palavas-les-Flots 3.8 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Lattes 4 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Mauguio 5.8 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone 8.2 km | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C 0.5°C milder | 592 mm |
| Saint-Aunès 8.8 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Montpellier 9 km | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C 0.5°C milder | 592 mm |
Pérols 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 Pérols’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montpellier-Aéroport, 1.9 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, 1.9 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 Pérols’s climate
How warm does Pérols 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 Pérols 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 Pérols 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 (1.9 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pérols itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pérols, Montpellier-Aéroport, 1.9 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 MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pérols →
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.