Millau in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Millau sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 150 mm of rain over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.
Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early June to 23°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Millau's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Millau's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 23°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 13°C
- Rainfall
- 150 mm
- 22 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 7.5
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Millau in Summer
Over the season highs climb from about 20°C in early June to 23°C by late August.
A typical summer day in Millau reaches about 23°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Millau
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Millau weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° / 0° | 72 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 9.1 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 8° / 0° | 58 | 9.1 | 2.7 | 10.2 | 1.2 |
| Mar | 11° / 2° | 59 | 9.7 | 1.5 | 11.6 | 2.9 |
| Apr | 14° / 5° | 87 | 11.6 | 0.7 | 13.2 | 3.8 |
| May | 18° / 8° | 81 | 11 | 0.1 | 14.5 | 5.4 |
| Jun | 22° / 12° | 56 | 8.3 | 0 | 15.2 | 7.0 |
| Jul | 24° / 14° | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 15 | 7.8 |
| Aug | 24° / 13° | 50 | 7.4 | 0 | 13.8 | 7.6 |
| Sep | 20° / 10° | 78 | 7.5 | 0 | 12.3 | 6.8 |
| Oct | 16° / 8° | 85 | 10.4 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 4.7 |
| Nov | 10° / 4° | 82 | 10.8 | 0.6 | 9.4 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 7° / 1° | 67 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 8.8 | 1.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Millau gets around 150 mm of rain over 22 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 11 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 15 hours in early June to 13 h 06 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 6.3 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Millau?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is one of the better times to visit Millau for general sightseeing.
What to pack for Millau in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Millau sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 13°C. Pack sun protection. Worth having: light clothes and rain gear. About 22 days see rain.
UV index in Millau in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Millau peaks around July 16 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Very high | Very high | High | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 3 | Moderate |
| Mar | 4 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 8 | Very high |
| Jul | 9 | Very high |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 5 | High |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Millau?
Millau sits at 44.1°N, 3.1°E, 378 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Rodez, 49 km away.
Topography around Millau
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Millau.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Millau has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m around an average of 503 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 789 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m.
The land around Millau is covered by trees (40%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (50%) and grassland (34%) within 16 km, and trees (56%) and grassland (30%) within 80 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
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 Millau (44.0997°, 3.0785°, elevation 378 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.