Montpellier climate
Montpellier is warmest in July, with average highs of 28 °C, and coldest in February, when nights average 3.9 °C. October is the wettest month (138 mm) and July the driest (16 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Montpellier averages 838 mm of rain, 85 days above 25 °C and 8 days below freezing.
France · population 248,252 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 28 °C
- Coldest month February 3.9 °C
- Driest month July 16 mm
- Wettest month October 138 mm
- Least cloud July 29 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 42 °C
- Coldest on record February -5.2 °C
- Warmest sea August 22 °C
What to expectMontpellier through the year
Montpellier has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 12 °C in February to 28 °C in July, a swing of 17 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 85 days a year reach 25 °C, 20 of them reach 30 °C, 8 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. October averages 138 mm against 16 mm in July — 8.6 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Montpellier is warmest in August at 22 °C and coldest in February at 12 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6 °C | 79 mm | 53 % |
| February | 11.6 °C | 50 mm | 47 % |
| March | 14.8 °C | 54 mm | 47 % |
| April | 17.2 °C | 70 mm | 49 % |
| May | 21.0 °C | 59 mm | 50 % |
| June | 25.5 °C | 31 mm | 39 % |
| July | 28.5 °C | 16 mm | 29 % |
| August | 28.2 °C | 33 mm | 35 % |
| September | 23.8 °C | 107 mm | 42 % |
| October | 19.1 °C | 138 mm | 54 % |
| November | 14.2 °C | 123 mm | 54 % |
| December | 11.2 °C | 77 mm | 53 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10.6 °C | 4.1 °C | 7.1 °C | 18.9 °C | -4.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| February | 11.6 °C | 3.9 °C | 7.5 °C | 21.7 °C | -5.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| March | 14.8 °C | 6.3 °C | 10.4 °C | 25.0 °C | -5.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 17.2 °C | 8.8 °C | 13.0 °C | 26.2 °C | 2.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 21.0 °C | 12.4 °C | 16.7 °C | 31.4 °C | 5.0 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 25.5 °C | 16.3 °C | 21.0 °C | 41.7 °C | 10.6 °C | 16 | 3 | 0 |
| July | 28.5 °C | 18.9 °C | 23.7 °C | 35.2 °C | 12.5 °C | 27 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 28.2 °C | 18.9 °C | 23.5 °C | 38.4 °C | 13.4 °C | 28 | 7 | 0 |
| September | 23.8 °C | 15.5 °C | 19.5 °C | 33.7 °C | 7.3 °C | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 19.1 °C | 12.3 °C | 15.5 °C | 29.3 °C | 2.7 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 14.2 °C | 8.0 °C | 10.9 °C | 21.0 °C | -1.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 11.2 °C | 5.1 °C | 7.9 °C | 18.6 °C | -3.4 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79 mm | 8 | 9.3 h/day | 53 % | 76 % | 23 km/h | 12.4 °C |
| February | 50 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 47 % | 71 % | 24 km/h | 11.8 °C |
| March | 54 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 47 % | 69 % | 23 km/h | 12.3 °C |
| April | 70 mm | 8 | 13 h/day | 49 % | 68 % | 24 km/h | 13.8 °C |
| May | 59 mm | 7 | 15 h/day | 50 % | 67 % | 22 km/h | 16.2 °C |
| June | 31 mm | 4 | 15 h/day | 39 % | 62 % | 21 km/h | 19.4 °C |
| July | 16 mm | 3 | 15 h/day | 29 % | 58 % | 22 km/h | 21.2 °C |
| August | 33 mm | 5 | 14 h/day | 35 % | 61 % | 20 km/h | 22.0 °C |
| September | 107 mm | 6 | 13 h/day | 42 % | 67 % | 21 km/h | 20.1 °C |
| October | 138 mm | 11 | 11 h/day | 54 % | 75 % | 23 km/h | 18.4 °C |
| November | 123 mm | 11 | 9.7 h/day | 54 % | 75 % | 24 km/h | 16.1 °C |
| December | 77 mm | 9 | 9.0 h/day | 53 % | 76 % | 24 km/h | 13.9 °C |
How Montpellier compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 28 °C | 3.9 °C | 838 mm | 85 |
| Marseille · France | 28 °C | 4.9 °C | 617 mm | 80 |
| Toulon · France | 28 °C | 5.7 °C | 695 mm | 80 |
| Toulouse · France | 28 °C | 2.7 °C | 776 mm | 76 |
Where Montpellier ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Places with the best weather in Europe in June | 17th of 50 | 91/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in March | 24th of 50 | 21/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in February | 25th of 50 | 19/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in April | 30th of 50 | 26/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in June | 31st of 50 | 80/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Europe in August | 32nd of 50 | 91/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Montpellier.
QuestionsCommon questions about Montpellier’s climate
When is the best time to visit Montpellier?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and July the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Montpellier get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 28 °C. About 20 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 3.9 °C in February, the coldest month. A normal year has 8 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Montpellier?
October, averaging 138 mm over 11 days with rain. The driest month is July with 16 mm. The year as a whole averages 838 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Montpellier rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 43.611°, 3.876° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.