Village

Montpellier

Located in Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault Coordinates: 43°36′41″ N 3°52′38″ E

Location in France

Population: 281,613; 281.6K
Elevation: 56 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 38; listed under Montpellier
When to go: May–October; See the climate
Airports: MPL Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport8 km; FNI Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport46 km

About Montpellier

Montpellier is a village. Location: Arrondissement of Montpellier, Hérault. Population: 281,613. Elevation: 56 m. The best months to visit are May–October. The nearest airport is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (8 km). Nearby sights include La Blanquette Radio Mast and Maguelone Cathedral.

Climate of Montpellier

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 59 mm

Hottest month: July (day 29°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: October (97 mm)
Driest month: July (19 mm)

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15° 6°

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21° 12°

26° 16°

29° 18°

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25° 15°

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Montpellier
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	11°	12°	15°	17°	21°	26°	29°	28°	25°	20°	15°	12°
Average low (°C)	3°	4°	6°	8°	12°	16°	18°	18°	15°	11°	6°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	70	52	46	58	47	33	19	40	60	97	59	64

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October

How to get to Montpellier

The nearest airport is Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL), 8 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Montpellier, 1 km to the southwest.

Airports

Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport (MPL) Montpellier/Méditerranée 8 kmsoutheast
Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport (FNI) Nîmes/Garons 46 kmeast
Béziers Vias airport (BZR) Béziers 53 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

Montpellier Population: 248.3K 1 kmsouthwest
Nîmes Population: 148.2K 46 kmnortheast
Marseille Population: 877.2K 127 kmeast
Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 127 kmeast
Perpignan Population: 110.7K 129 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Montpellier

Within 100 km: 106 historic and cultural sites, 312 natural sites, 222 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km61 places

Plage de l'Espiguette Beach 23 kmSE
Plage du Couchant Beach 17 kmE
Plage du Grand Travers Beach 15 kmSE
Plage du Pilou Beach 12 kmS

25–60 km215 places

Marseillan Plage Beach 42 kmSW
Plage du Lazaret Beach 29 kmSW
Plage de la Corniche Beach 30 kmSW
Plage des Quilles Beach 30 kmSW

60–100 km364 places

Plage des Laurons Beach 97 kmE
Plage Napoléon Beach 86 kmE
Plage de Piemanson Beach 79 kmE
Plage de Beauduc Beach 63 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Montpellier

38 places

1 Montpellier 248.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

La Blanquette Radio Mast Landmark, Saint-Clément-de-Rivière
4.9 km NW
Maguelone Cathedral Attraction, Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone
11 km S
Abbaye du Vignogoul Historic site, Pignan
8.3 km W
Mosson River, Hérault
8.1 km S
Coulazou River, Hérault
8.1 km SW
Mont Bauzille Mountain, Fabrègues
11 km SW