Valras-Plage sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for rain, with 555 mm a year
High summer brings afternoon highs near 29.7°C. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 26°C. Warm afternoons come more often than in 91% of mainland French towns. An umbrella earns its place on about 55 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Beziers-Vias station, 9.8 km north-east.
A year in Valras-Plage at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Beziers-Vias station.
What a year in Valras-Plage feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beziers-Vias.
About 555 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 81st wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
22 frosts and 109 days of 25°C a year
On about 22 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, and 35 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Beziers-Vias: 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 Beziers-Vias
Beziers-Vias is 9.8 km north-east of Valras-Plage. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Valras-Plage itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Beziers-Vias (34209002) |
| Distance from the town | 9.8 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 15 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 2 m |
| Period | 1994–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Montpellier-Aéroport, 66 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 Valras-Plage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valras-Plage | Beziers-Vias | 29.7°C | 3.6°C | 555 mm |
| Sérignan 2.7 km | same station | 29.7°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 555 mm |
| Vendres 4.8 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 4.0°C about the same | 604 mm |
| Sauvian 5.5 km | Lespignan | 30.4°C 0.7°C warmer | 4.0°C about the same | 604 mm |
| Portiragnes 7.4 km | same station | 29.7°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 555 mm |
| Villeneuve-lès-Béziers 8 km | same station | 29.7°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 555 mm |
| Cers 8.5 km | same station | 29.7°C about the same | 3.6°C about the same | 555 mm |
Valras-Plage weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Beziers-Vias station; sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.1°C | 3.6°C | 7.8°C | 48 mm | 146 |
| February | 13.1°C | 3.5°C | 8.3°C | 52 mm | 170 |
| March | 16.3°C | 6.0°C | 11.1°C | 41 mm | 219 |
| April | 18.6°C | 8.7°C | 13.6°C | 51 mm | 229 |
| May | 22.3°C | 12.2°C | 17.2°C | 42 mm | 271 |
| June | 27.0°C | 15.9°C | 21.4°C | 26 mm | 316 |
| July | 29.7°C | 18.3°C | 24.0°C | 14 mm | 345 |
| August | 29.3°C | 18.0°C | 23.7°C | 26 mm | 305 |
| September | 25.3°C | 14.6°C | 19.9°C | 62 mm | 247 |
| October | 21.0°C | 12.0°C | 16.5°C | 84 mm | 176 |
| November | 15.9°C | 7.3°C | 11.6°C | 69 mm | 146 |
| December | 12.6°C | 4.0°C | 8.3°C | 41 mm | 137 |
| Year | 20.3°C | 10.3°C | 15.3°C | 555 mm | 2,705 |
Where Valras-Plage’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Beziers-Vias, 9.8 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, Montpellier-Aéroport, 66 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 Valras-Plage’s climate
How warm does Valras-Plage get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.7°C. About 109 days a year reach 25°C, more than 91% of mainland French towns, and about 35 reach 30°C.
How cold does Valras-Plage get in winter?
February nights average 3.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 22 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Valras-Plage get?
About 555 mm a year, less than almost every mainland French town. October is the wettest month (84 mm) and July the driest (14 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (66 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Valras-Plage itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Valras-Plage, Beziers-Vias, 9.8 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 BEZIERS-VIAS, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Valras-Plage →
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.