Sète, Occitanie climate
Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean
Sète has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 30°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 591 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 82 mm while July barely receives 16 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsSète climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 16 | 32 | 73 | 82 | 78 | 55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 32 | 73 | 82 | 78 | 55 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 3 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 7 | 5 | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (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 (km/h) | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 13.3 |
| 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 (km/h) | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 11.8 | 10.9 |
| 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 (km/h) | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 13.8 | 13.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Mediterranee, a weather station, about 29 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.