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Best time to visit Montpellier

September is the best time to visit Montpellier for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from July to September.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 92/100
A beach holiday July sea 21 °C
The least cloud July 29 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 16 mm
Warmth July 28 °C
Cooler weather January 11 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 September 92 24 °C 6 74
2 June 91 26 °C 4 80
3 May 91 21 °C 7 50
4 August 82 28 °C 5 91
5 July 82 28 °C 3 91
6 October 79 19 °C 11 41
7 April 77 17 °C 8 26
8 March 68 15 °C 6 21
9 November 60 14 °C 11 17
10 February 55 12 °C 6 19
11 December 51 11 °C 9 13
12 January 48 11 °C 8 14

For a beach holiday

July scores highest, with a sea temperature of 21 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to September.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 12 °C 11 °C 53 % 14
February 12 °C 12 °C 47 % 19
March 12 °C 15 °C 47 % 21
April 14 °C 17 °C 49 % 26
May 16 °C 21 °C 50 % 50
June 19 °C 26 °C 39 % 80
July 21 °C 28 °C 29 % 91
August 22 °C 28 °C 35 % 91
September 20 °C 24 °C 42 % 74
October 18 °C 19 °C 54 % 41
November 16 °C 14 °C 54 % 17
December 14 °C 11 °C 53 % 13

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 8 wet days and highs near 11 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

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 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.