Saint-Michel sits near the top of mainland French towns for rain, with 1,541 mm a year
The coldest hours of a January night bottom out at 0.4°C on average. Wet weather is most frequent in October and least in July. By warm days alone, it ranks cooler than 85% of mainland French towns. Long walks are most pleasant from June to September, when afternoons reach 19–24°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Les Plans station, 14 km south-west.
A year in Saint-Michel at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Plans station.
What a year in Saint-Michel feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Plans.
About 1,541 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 35 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Millau
A frosty town: 52 frosts and 36 days of 25°C a year
On about 52 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 9 days it stays below freezing all day. About 36 days a year reach 25°C, and 5 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Plans: 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 Les Plans
Les Plans is 14 km south-west of Saint-Michel. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Michel itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Plans (34205001) |
| Distance from the town | 14 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 846 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 774 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.5 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Millau, 42 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-Michel 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-Michel | Les Plans | 23.9°C | 0.4°C | 1,541 mm |
| Lodève 15 km | Soumont | 29.8°C 5.9°C warmer | 4.3°C 3.9°C milder | 969 mm |
| Le Vigan 23 km | Le Vigan | 30.5°C 6.6°C warmer | 1.5°C 1.1°C milder | 1,495 mm |
| Saint-André-de-Sangonis 25 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C 6.1°C warmer | 3.6°C 3.2°C milder | 608 mm |
| Aniane 25 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 7.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.7°C milder | 870 mm |
| Clermont-l'Hérault 25 km | Soumont | 29.8°C 5.9°C warmer | 4.3°C 3.9°C milder | 969 mm |
| Gignac 26 km | Prades-le-Lez | 31.6°C 7.7°C warmer | 1.1°C 0.7°C milder | 870 mm |
Saint-Michel weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Les Plans station; sunshine at Millau.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.2°C | 0.4°C | 2.8°C | 140 mm | 98 |
| February | 6.1°C | 0.3°C | 3.2°C | 97 mm | 129 |
| March | 9.5°C | 2.5°C | 6.0°C | 116 mm | 173 |
| April | 12.6°C | 5.0°C | 8.8°C | 137 mm | 187 |
| May | 16.1°C | 8.3°C | 12.2°C | 110 mm | 224 |
| June | 20.8°C | 12.1°C | 16.5°C | 56 mm | 267 |
| July | 23.9°C | 14.2°C | 19.1°C | 40 mm | 301 |
| August | 23.8°C | 14.4°C | 19.1°C | 50 mm | 270 |
| September | 19.1°C | 11.2°C | 15.2°C | 143 mm | 212 |
| October | 14.4°C | 8.5°C | 11.4°C | 256 mm | 140 |
| November | 8.8°C | 3.8°C | 6.3°C | 221 mm | 98 |
| December | 6.2°C | 1.3°C | 3.8°C | 177 mm | 98 |
| Year | 13.9°C | 6.8°C | 10.4°C | 1,541 mm | 2,197 |
Where Saint-Michel’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Plans, 14 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1994–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Millau, 42 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-Michel’s climate
How warm does Saint-Michel get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23.9°C. About 36 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 85% of mainland French towns, and about 5 reach 30°C.
How cold does Saint-Michel get in winter?
February nights average 0.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 52 nights a year, and about 9 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Saint-Michel get?
About 1,541 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. October is the wettest month (256 mm) and July the driest (40 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Millau (42 km away), averages 2,197 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Michel itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Michel, Les Plans, 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 LES PLANS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Saint-Michel →
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