Few mainland French towns get less rain than Vic-la-Gardiole: 592 mm a year
Deep winter brings January lows near 3.8°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 92% of mainland French towns. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 25°C. Waterproofs come out on about 59 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae station, 7.4 km north-east.
A year in Vic-la-Gardiole at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae station.
What a year in Vic-la-Gardiole feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae.
About 592 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 17 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 59th wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
19 frosts and 103 days of 25°C a year
On about 19 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 103 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae: 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 Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae
Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae is 7.4 km north-east of Vic-la-Gardiole. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vic-la-Gardiole itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae (34337001) |
| Distance from the town | 7.4 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 20 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montpellier-Aéroport, 17 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 Vic-la-Gardiole 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vic-la-Gardiole | Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae | 29.1°C | 3.8°C | 592 mm |
| Mireval 2.3 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 592 mm |
| Frontignan 6.1 km | Sète | 28.2°C 0.9°C cooler | 5.9°C 2.1°C milder | 543 mm |
| Gigean 6.4 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 592 mm |
| Fabrègues 7.2 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 592 mm |
| Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone 7.3 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 592 mm |
| Montbazin 8.2 km | same station | 29.1°C about the same | 3.8°C about the same | 592 mm |
Vic-la-Gardiole weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae station; sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.0°C | 3.8°C | 7.9°C | 51 mm | 146 |
| February | 13.0°C | 4.0°C | 8.5°C | 38 mm | 170 |
| March | 16.1°C | 6.7°C | 11.4°C | 42 mm | 219 |
| April | 18.5°C | 9.2°C | 13.9°C | 48 mm | 229 |
| May | 22.2°C | 12.7°C | 17.5°C | 40 mm | 271 |
| June | 26.4°C | 16.4°C | 21.4°C | 31 mm | 316 |
| July | 29.1°C | 18.9°C | 24.0°C | 18 mm | 345 |
| August | 28.9°C | 18.7°C | 23.8°C | 33 mm | 305 |
| September | 25.0°C | 15.0°C | 20.0°C | 76 mm | 247 |
| October | 20.6°C | 12.1°C | 16.4°C | 91 mm | 176 |
| November | 15.7°C | 7.6°C | 11.6°C | 72 mm | 146 |
| December | 12.6°C | 4.7°C | 8.6°C | 51 mm | 137 |
| Year | 20.0°C | 10.8°C | 15.4°C | 592 mm | 2,705 |
Where Vic-la-Gardiole’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae, 7.4 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, 17 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 Vic-la-Gardiole’s climate
How warm does Vic-la-Gardiole get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.1°C. About 103 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vic-la-Gardiole get in winter?
January nights average 3.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 19 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vic-la-Gardiole get?
About 592 mm a year, less than 97% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (91 mm) and July the driest (18 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (17 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vic-la-Gardiole itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vic-la-Gardiole, Villeneuve-lès-Mag-Inrae, 7.4 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 VILLENEUVE-LES-MAG-INRAE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vic-la-Gardiole →
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.