Few mainland French towns get fewer frosts than Riols
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 29.8°C. None of its 4 nearest neighbors has cooler July afternoons. October is the wettest month here, with about 6.4 times the rain of July. From April to June and September to October, highs of 18–27°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Figures from Météo-France’s Berlou station, 14 km east.
A year in Riols at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Berlou station.
What a year in Riols feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Berlou.
About 892 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 6th wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Carcassonne
12 frosts and 105 days of 25°C a year
On about 12 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 43 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Berlou: 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 Berlou
Berlou is 14 km east of Riols. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Riols itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Berlou (34030002) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km east |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 268 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 52 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 Riols 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riols | Berlou | 29.8°C | 4.6°C | 892 mm |
| Puisserguier 25 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 28 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
| Ouveillan 28 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 625 mm |
| Capestang 28 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
Riols weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Berlou station; sunshine at Carcassonne.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.6°C | 4.6°C | 8.1°C | 78 mm | 95 |
| February | 12.3°C | 4.4°C | 8.4°C | 70 mm | 122 |
| March | 15.7°C | 6.8°C | 11.3°C | 71 mm | 174 |
| April | 18.3°C | 8.9°C | 13.6°C | 79 mm | 192 |
| May | 22.2°C | 12.3°C | 17.2°C | 72 mm | 220 |
| June | 26.9°C | 15.9°C | 21.4°C | 39 mm | 248 |
| July | 29.8°C | 18.5°C | 24.1°C | 22 mm | 283 |
| August | 29.7°C | 18.2°C | 24.0°C | 51 mm | 268 |
| September | 25.2°C | 14.8°C | 20.0°C | 82 mm | 216 |
| October | 20.1°C | 12.0°C | 16.1°C | 138 mm | 152 |
| November | 15.0°C | 7.9°C | 11.5°C | 104 mm | 105 |
| December | 12.2°C | 5.3°C | 8.7°C | 87 mm | 95 |
| Year | 19.9°C | 10.8°C | 15.4°C | 892 mm | 2,170 |
Where Riols’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Berlou, 14 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, Carcassonne, 52 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 Riols’s climate
How warm does Riols get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.8°C. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 43 reach 30°C.
How cold does Riols get in winter?
February nights average 4.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 12 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Riols get?
About 892 mm a year, more than 77% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (138 mm) and July the driest (22 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Carcassonne (52 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Riols itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Riols, Berlou, 14 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 BERLOU, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Riols →
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.