Few mainland French towns get fewer frosts than Saint-Chinian
July afternoons average 29.8°C. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 91% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from April to June and September to October, when afternoons reach 18–27°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Berlou station, 7.8 km north.
A year in Saint-Chinian at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Berlou station.
What a year in Saint-Chinian 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 7.8 km north of Saint-Chinian. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Chinian itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Berlou (34030002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.8 km north |
| Station altitude | 191 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 121 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Carcassonne, 58 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 Saint-Chinian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Chinian | Berlou | 29.8°C | 4.6°C | 892 mm |
| Puisserguier 9.6 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers 13 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
| Capestang 13 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
| Ouveillan 15 km | Argeliers | 31.7°C 1.9°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 625 mm |
| Murviel-lès-Béziers 16 km | Murviel-lès-Béziers | 30.1°C about the same | 3.6°C 1°C colder | 663 mm |
| Montady 17 km | Béziers-Courtade | 30.9°C 1.1°C warmer | 3.8°C 0.8°C colder | 585 mm |
Saint-Chinian 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 Saint-Chinian’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Berlou, 7.8 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, 58 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-Chinian’s climate
How warm does Saint-Chinian 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 Saint-Chinian 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 Saint-Chinian 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 (58 km away), averages 2,170 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Chinian itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Chinian, Berlou, 7.8 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 Saint-Chinian →
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