Few mainland French towns get more days of 25 degrees or more than Villetelle
In January the night’s low is typically 2.7°C. Frosty nights are scarcer than in 82% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month here, with about 5.0 times the rain of July. Homes need heating from December to February, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Gallargues-le-Montueux station, 3.3 km south-east.
A year in Villetelle at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Gallargues-le-Montueux station.
What a year in Villetelle feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gallargues-le-Montueux.
About 675 mm of rain a year
September is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 28th wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Hérault.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport
26 frosts and 127 days of 25°C a year
On about 26 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 127 days a year reach 25°C, and 62 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gallargues-le-Montueux: 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 Gallargues-le-Montueux
Gallargues-le-Montueux is 3.3 km south-east of Villetelle. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Villetelle itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Gallargues-le-Montueux (30123001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.3 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 17 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 24 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Montpellier-Aéroport, 22 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 Villetelle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villetelle | Gallargues-le-Montueux | 31.6°C | 2.7°C | 675 mm |
| Gallargues-le-Montueux 3 km | same station | 31.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Aubais 3 km | Verargues | 31.5°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.6°C colder | 749 mm |
| Aigues-Vives 3.5 km | same station | 31.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Lunel 5.7 km | Marsillargues | 30.7°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 618 mm |
| Lunel-Viel 6.7 km | same station | 31.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
| Aimargues 6.9 km | same station | 31.6°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 675 mm |
Villetelle weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Gallargues-le-Montueux station; sunshine at Montpellier-Aéroport.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.2°C | 2.7°C | 7.5°C | 57 mm | 146 |
| February | 13.6°C | 2.8°C | 8.2°C | 36 mm | 170 |
| March | 17.2°C | 5.7°C | 11.4°C | 42 mm | 219 |
| April | 19.8°C | 8.2°C | 14.0°C | 64 mm | 229 |
| May | 24.0°C | 11.9°C | 17.9°C | 47 mm | 271 |
| June | 28.5°C | 15.6°C | 22.0°C | 38 mm | 316 |
| July | 31.6°C | 18.1°C | 24.9°C | 20 mm | 345 |
| August | 31.4°C | 17.9°C | 24.7°C | 44 mm | 305 |
| September | 26.4°C | 14.3°C | 20.3°C | 98 mm | 247 |
| October | 21.3°C | 11.2°C | 16.2°C | 88 mm | 176 |
| November | 15.8°C | 6.6°C | 11.2°C | 89 mm | 146 |
| December | 12.6°C | 3.5°C | 8.0°C | 54 mm | 137 |
| Year | 21.2°C | 9.9°C | 15.5°C | 675 mm | 2,705 |
Where Villetelle’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Gallargues-le-Montueux, 3.3 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, 22 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 Villetelle’s climate
How warm does Villetelle get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.6°C. About 127 days a year reach 25°C, more than 98% of mainland French towns, and about 62 reach 30°C.
How cold does Villetelle get in winter?
January nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 26 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Villetelle get?
About 675 mm a year, less than 77% of mainland French towns. September is the wettest month (98 mm) and July the driest (20 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Montpellier-Aéroport (22 km away), averages 2,705 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Villetelle itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Villetelle, Gallargues-le-Montueux, 3.3 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 GALLARGUES LE MONTUEUX, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Villetelle →
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