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Montpellier, Occitanie climate

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean

Montpellier has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 85°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 38°F at night. Precipitation totals about 25 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 3.7 inches while July barely receives 0.68 inches.

☀️ Summers

Warm

Highs near 85°F in July.

About 15 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Chilly

Lows near 38°F in January.

About 23 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 25 in of rain a year.

Wettest in October

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

+1.5 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Montpellier climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	54	56	61	66	73	80	85	85	77	69	60	55
Avg temp (°F)	46	47	52	57	64	71	76	75	68	62	53	47
Avg low (°F)	38	38	43	49	55	62	67	66	59	54	45	39
Precipitation (in)	2.2	1.6	1.6	2.2	1.7	1.3	0.7	1.4	3.4	3.7	3.1	2.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	54	56	61	66	73	80
Avg temp (°F)	46	47	52	57	64	71
Avg low (°F)	38	38	43	49	55	62
Precipitation (in)	2.2	1.6	1.6	2.2	1.7	1.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	85	85	77	69	60	55
Avg temp (°F)	76	75	68	62	53	47
Avg low (°F)	67	66	59	54	45	39
Precipitation (in)	0.7	1.4	3.4	3.7	3.1	2.3

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	8	8	9	9	6	4	5	7	11	11	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	3	7	5	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	8	6	1	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	0.0	1	6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	9	8	8	9	9	6
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	—	—	—	0.2	3
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	8	6	1	0.0	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	5	7	11	11	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	7	5	0.4	—	—	—
Days with low ≤ 32°F (days)	—	—	—	0.0	1	6

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	62	58	58	60	58	49	38	43	49	62	64	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	6	8	7	7	9	14	12	11	6	5	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	11	10	10	10	12	12	12	10	10	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	11	13	14	14	8	5	7	9	15	15	14
Relative humidity (%)	82	79	75	73	70	63	57	59	67	77	80	82
Wind speed (mph)	8.3	8.5	8.3	8.1	7.3	6.8	6.9	6.5	7.0	7.8	8.5	8.3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	62	58	58	60	58	49
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	6	6	8	7	7	9
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	11	11	10	10	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	15	11	13	14	14	8
Relative humidity (%)	82	79	75	73	70	63
Wind speed (mph)	8.3	8.5	8.3	8.1	7.3	6.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	38	43	49	62	64	63
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	14	12	11	6	5	5
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	12	12	10	10	10	12
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	5	7	9	15	15	14
Relative humidity (%)	57	59	67	77	80	82
Wind speed (mph)	6.9	6.5	7.0	7.8	8.5	8.3

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Montpellier-aeroport, a weather station, about 8 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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