Best time to visit Montpellier

June is the best month in Montpellier, scoring 89 out of 100, with January the weakest at 57. The 32-point spread means timing is worth planning around without being decisive. The good window runs May to October — 6 months within ten points of the best.

July is the warmest month at 29.9 °C and January the coolest at 11 °C — a 18.9 °C spread across the year. Around 36 days a year top 30 °C, concentrated in July and the months either side. 6 nights a year dip below freezing.

There is a real wet season here. October to November carry the rain — up to 10 wet days in a month — while July to August drop as low as 4. That 6-day gap is the biggest single difference between a good month and a bad one in Montpellier, and it moves further than the temperature does.

The sea is comfortable for swimming in July to August — 22.3 °C at its warmest against 12.6 °C at its coldest. The water peaks a month or two after the air does, so the best swimming falls later in the year than the best weather. Daylight runs from 9 hours in winter to 15.4 in summer, enough to notice on a sightseeing itinerary.

The three strongest months are June, May, September. The one to think twice about is January. Each month below has its own page with rainfall reliability, extremes, daylight, sea temperature and crowd levels.

Montpellier month by month