Vailhan is wetter than 92% of mainland French towns: 1,112 mm of rain a year
Nights in January average 2.5°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 91% of mainland French towns. A year here swings 28°C from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 79 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Les Aires station, 16 km west.
A year in Vailhan at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Les Aires station.
What a year in Vailhan feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Aires.
About 1,112 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 26 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
40 frosts and 105 days of 25°C a year
On about 40 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 45 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Les Aires: 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 Aires
Les Aires is 16 km west of Vailhan. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vailhan itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Les Aires (34008001) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km west |
| Station altitude | 190 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 180 m |
| Period | 1995–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 6.9 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Montpellier-Aéroport, 53 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 Vailhan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vailhan | Les Aires | 29.9°C | 2.5°C | 1,112 mm |
| Caux 6.9 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C about the same | 3.6°C 1.1°C milder | 608 mm |
| Magalas 11 km | Murviel-lès-Béziers | 30.1°C about the same | 3.6°C 1.1°C milder | 663 mm |
| Paulhan 13 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C about the same | 3.6°C 1.1°C milder | 608 mm |
| Clermont-l'Hérault 13 km | Soumont | 29.8°C about the same | 4.3°C 1.8°C milder | 969 mm |
| Bédarieux 14 km | same station | 29.9°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 1,112 mm |
| Pézenas 14 km | Pezenas-Tourbes | 30.0°C about the same | 3.6°C 1.1°C milder | 608 mm |
Vailhan weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Les Aires station; sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.0°C | 2.5°C | 6.8°C | 104 mm | 146 |
| February | 12.2°C | 2.3°C | 7.2°C | 81 mm | 170 |
| March | 15.6°C | 4.2°C | 9.9°C | 80 mm | 219 |
| April | 18.5°C | 6.5°C | 12.5°C | 101 mm | 229 |
| May | 22.5°C | 9.7°C | 16.1°C | 80 mm | 271 |
| June | 27.3°C | 13.2°C | 20.3°C | 46 mm | 316 |
| July | 29.9°C | 15.3°C | 22.6°C | 30 mm | 345 |
| August | 29.7°C | 15.0°C | 22.3°C | 53 mm | 305 |
| September | 25.1°C | 11.7°C | 18.4°C | 95 mm | 247 |
| October | 20.1°C | 9.9°C | 15.0°C | 182 mm | 176 |
| November | 14.5°C | 5.7°C | 10.1°C | 140 mm | 146 |
| December | 11.4°C | 2.7°C | 7.0°C | 120 mm | 137 |
| Year | 19.8°C | 8.2°C | 14.0°C | 1,112 mm | 2,705 |
Where Vailhan’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Les Aires, 16 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1995–2020, 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, Montpellier-Aéroport, 53 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 Vailhan’s climate
How warm does Vailhan get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.9°C. About 105 days a year reach 25°C, more than 90% of mainland French towns, and about 45 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vailhan get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 40 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vailhan get?
About 1,112 mm a year, more than 92% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (182 mm) and July the driest (30 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (53 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vailhan itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vailhan, Les Aires, 16 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 AIRES, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vailhan →
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