More days reach 25 degrees in Saint-Aunès than in 91% of mainland French towns
Midwinter brings lows of about 3.3°C. Only about 21 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 89% of mainland French towns. Rain peaks in October and eases off in July. Windscreens need scraping on about 21 mornings a year, the nights the air drops below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Montpellier-Aéroport station, 7.1 km south.
A year in Saint-Aunès at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Montpellier-Aéroport station.
What a year in Saint-Aunès 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 7.1 km south of Saint-Aunès. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Aunès itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Montpellier-Aéroport (34154001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.1 km south |
| Station altitude | 1 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 53 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 Saint-Aunès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Aunès | Montpellier-Aéroport | 29.5°C | 3.3°C | 639 mm |
| Vendargues 2.2 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Le Crès 2.5 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 2.1°C warmer | 1.1°C 2.2°C colder | 870 mm |
| Castelnau-le-Lez 4.4 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 2.1°C warmer | 1.1°C 2.2°C colder | 870 mm |
| Castries 4.5 km | Verargues | 31.5°C 2°C warmer | 2.1°C 1.2°C colder | 749 mm |
| Baillargues 4.6 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 3.3°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Jacou 4.6 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 2.1°C warmer | 1.1°C 2.2°C colder | 870 mm |
Saint-Aunès 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 Saint-Aunès’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Montpellier-Aéroport, 7.1 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, 7.1 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 Saint-Aunès’s climate
How warm does Saint-Aunès 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 Saint-Aunès 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 Saint-Aunès 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 (7.1 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Aunès itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Aunès, Montpellier-Aéroport, 7.1 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 MONTPELLIER-AEROPORT, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Aunès →
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.