Montpellier/Méditerranée weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Montpellier/Méditerranée is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with August and June close behind. Montpellier/Méditerranée averages about 2,544 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 20 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,544
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 575 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 24°C / 75°F
- Population
- 327k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Montpellier/Méditerranée?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Montpellier/Méditerranée is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (21/100, 52 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Montpellier/Méditerranée?
Montpellier/Méditerranée gets a lot of sun: around 2,544 hours a year. 69 Sunshine Score points separate July (90) from January (21), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #11 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 575 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21 | 11° / 52°F | 4° / 39°F | 52 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
| February | 29 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 39 mm | 2 | 12° / 54°F |
| March | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 48 mm | 3 | 13° / 55°F |
| April | 69 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 59 mm | 5 | 15° / 59°F |
| May | 85 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 49 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 17° / 63°F | 30 mm | 7 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 90 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 20 mm | 8 | 24° / 75°F |
| August | 89 | 30° / 86°F | 20° / 68°F | 25 mm | 7 | 24° / 75°F |
| September | 85 | 25° / 77°F | 16° / 61°F | 51 mm | 5 | 22° / 72°F |
| October | 79 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 82 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| November | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 9° / 48°F | 73 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
| December | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 5° / 41°F | 47 mm | 1 | 12° / 54°F |
Sea temperature in Montpellier/Méditerranée by month
The sea off Montpellier/Méditerranée is warmest in July at around 24°C / 75°F, and coolest in January at 12°C / 54°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 4 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Marseille France · 102 km · best in Jul · 2,885 h sun/yr
- Perpignan/Rivesaltes France · 128 km · best in Jun · 2,449 h sun/yr
- Carcassonne France · 140 km · best in Jul · 2,249 h sun/yr
- Toulon France · 184 km · best in Jul · 2,729 h sun/yr
- Toulouse/Blagnac France · 209 km · best in Jul · 2,220 h sun/yr
- Girona Spain · 210 km · best in Jun · 2,702 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Nîmes/Garons France · 42 km · 2,837 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Béziers France · 57 km · 2,543 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Avignon France · 84 km · 2,838 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Castres France · 135 km · 2,250 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Montpellier/Méditerranée compares month by month: Montpellier/Méditerranée vs Marseille · Montpellier/Méditerranée vs Toulon · Montpellier/Méditerranée vs Perpignan/Rivesaltes · Montpellier/Méditerranée vs Carcassonne · all comparisons
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