Agde weather in January

In January, Agde sees average daytime highs of 11°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 71 mm of precipitation across 9 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Agde's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Agde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
11°
12th warmest
Overnight low
2nd coldest
Precipitation
71 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
9 h 06 min
8:22 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
53%
9th clearest
Wind
21 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
1.79 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 11°C through the month.

A typical January day in Agde reaches about 11°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 14°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1118
2118
3118
4118
5118
6118
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Agde weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan11° / 7199.23.0
Feb11° / 465.910.23.2
Mar13° / 486.411.64.3
Apr15° / 12°587.113.25.2
May18° / 15°47614.56.6
Jun22° / 18°223.215.18.1
Jul25° / 20°122.314.98.7
Aug25° / 21°234.113.88.3
Sep22° / 18°856.112.37.6
Oct19° / 15°10710.610.86.1
Nov15° / 12°9810.39.54.5
Dec12° / 639.28.83.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75248
85347
95347
105347
115347
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135347
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285644
295743
305842
315842

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Agde gets around 71 mm of rain and snow over 9 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 29% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)
126
226
327
427
527
628
728
828
928
1028
1129
1229
1329
1430
1530
1630
1730
1831
1931
2031
2131
2231
2330
2430
2530
2629
2729
2828
2928
3027
3127

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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14100
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22100
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24100
25100
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29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 21 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 21 km/h on the calmest days to 22 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
121breezy
221breezy
321breezy
421breezy
521breezy
621breezy
721breezy
821breezy
921breezy
1021breezy
1121breezy
1221breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:24 AM to 8:11 AM, and sunset from 5:14 PM to 5:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.88:245:14
28.98:245:15
38.98:245:16
48.98:245:17
58.98:245:18
68.98:245:19
78.98:245:20
88.98:245:21
99.08:245:22
109.08:245:23
119.08:235:24
129.08:235:25
139.08:235:26
149.18:225:27
159.18:225:28
169.18:225:29
179.28:215:30
189.28:215:31
199.28:205:33
209.28:205:34
219.38:195:35
229.38:185:36
239.38:185:37
249.48:175:39
259.48:165:40
269.48:165:41
279.58:155:42
289.58:145:44
299.58:135:45
309.68:125:46
319.68:115:48

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.79 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.11 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.79 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.6Dim
21.6Dim
31.6Dim
41.6Dim
51.6Dim
61.6Dim
71.6Dim
81.6Dim
91.7Dim
101.7Dim
111.7Dim
121.7Dim
131.7Dim
141.7Dim
151.8Dim
161.8Dim
171.8Dim
181.8Dim
191.8Dim
201.9Dim
211.9Dim
221.9Dim
231.9Dim
242.0Dim
252.0Moderate
262.0Moderate
272.1Moderate
282.1Moderate
292.1Moderate
302.2Moderate
312.2Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Agde

In seasonPeak

In January, Agde sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Agde's rainy season runs March–April, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Agde?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Agde.

What to pack for Agde in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Agde sees daytime highs around 11°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Agde in January

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 14 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 12°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 28 to Sep 17 — about 2.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan12Bracing
Feb12Bracing
Mar12Bracing
Apr14Bracing
May16Cool
Jun19Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov16Cool
Dec14Bracing

UV index in Agde in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Agde peaks around July 15 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 15UV 9Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun8Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug7Very high
Sep5High
Oct3Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Agde?

Agde sits at 43.3°N, 3.5°E, 16 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Sète, 20 km away.

Topography around Agde

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Agde.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Agde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 109 m around an average of 9 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 118 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,423 m.

The land around Agde is covered by grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, water (52%) within 16 km, and trees (35%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
109 m
16 km
118 m
80 km
1,423 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
January weather nearby: Sète 20 km · Béziers 21 km · Frontignan 27 km · Narbonne 41 km · Lattes 45 km · Montpellier 46 km · Castelnau-le-Lez 50 km · Mauguio 55 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Agde (43.3108°, 3.4758°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).