Montpellier weather in November

In November, Montpellier sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 108 mm of rain across 10.5 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Montpellier's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Montpellier's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 108 mm; 10.5 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:47 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover: 52%; 11th clearest
Wind: 20 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 1.99 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.6; out of 10

Montpellier is city in Hérault, France.

Air quality: Good; PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 4,364/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~985 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 13°C by the end.

A typical November day in Montpellier reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 18°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	13
2	17	13
3	17	13
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	16	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	11
11	16	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	10
18	14	10
19	14	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	9
30	13	9

Montpellier weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	11° / 7°	71	8.3	9.1	3.0
Feb	12° / 7°	42	5.8	10.2	3.4
Mar	14° / 9°	46	6	11.6	4.6
Apr	16° / 11°	60	7.3	13.2	5.5
May	19° / 15°	48	6.2	14.5	6.9
Jun	23° / 18°	25	3.8	15.2	8.2
Jul	26° / 20°	14	2.2	14.9	8.5
Aug	26° / 21°	26	4	13.8	8.2
Sep	23° / 18°	96	6.3	12.3	7.7
Oct	19° / 15°	114	10.8	10.8	6.1
Nov	15° / 11°	108	10.5	9.5	4.6
Dec	12° / 8°	63	9.1	8.8	3.4

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	54	55	55	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	57	57	56	55	55	55	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	55	54	55
Cloudier (%)	46	45	45	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	43	43	44	45	45	45	45	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	45	46	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	55	45

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitation

Montpellier gets around 108 mm of rain over 10.5 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 34% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	35	35	35	36	36	36	36	36	36	36	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	36
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 85% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	67	70	71	73	74	75	77	78	80	81	83	85	85	86	88	89	89	90	90	91	91	92	92	93	93	94	94	94	95	95
Comfortable (%)	24	23	23	22	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5
Humid (%)	9	7	6	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	24	9
2	70	23	7
3	71	23	6
4	73	22	5
5	74	21	5
6	75	21	4
7	77	20	3
8	78	19	3
9	80	18	2
10	81	17	2
11	83	16	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	86	13	1
15	88	12	0
16	89	11	0
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	94	6	0
27	94	6	0
28	94	6	0
29	95	5	0
30	95	5	0

Wind in November

Winds average 20 km/h in November, the windiest month of the year.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 19 km/h on the calmest days to 20 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	breezy	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	20	light breeze
6	20	light breeze
7	20	light breeze
8	20	light breeze
9	20	light breeze
10	20	breezy
11	20	breezy
12	20	breezy
13	20	breezy
14	20	breezy
15	20	breezy
16	20	breezy
17	20	breezy
18	20	breezy
19	20	breezy
20	20	breezy
21	20	breezy
22	20	breezy
23	20	breezy
24	20	breezy
25	20	breezy
26	20	breezy
27	20	light breeze
28	20	light breeze
29	20	light breeze
30	20	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:27 AM to 8:03 AM, and sunset from 5:29 PM to 5:04 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:34	7:35	7:36	7:38	7:39	7:40	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:45	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50	7:52	7:53	7:54	7:55	7:57	7:58	7:59	8:00	8:01	8:02	8:03
Sunset (PM)	5:29	5:28	5:26	5:25	5:24	5:23	5:22	5:21	5:20	5:18	5:17	5:16	5:15	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:12	5:11	5:10	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:08	5:07	5:07	5:06	5:06	5:05	5:05	5:04

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:27	5:29
2	10.0	7:28	5:28
3	9.9	7:30	5:26
4	9.9	7:31	5:25
5	9.9	7:32	5:24
6	9.8	7:34	5:23
7	9.8	7:35	5:22
8	9.7	7:36	5:21
9	9.7	7:38	5:20
10	9.7	7:39	5:18
11	9.6	7:40	5:17
12	9.6	7:42	5:16
13	9.5	7:43	5:15
14	9.5	7:44	5:15
15	9.5	7:45	5:14
16	9.4	7:47	5:13
17	9.4	7:48	5:12
18	9.4	7:49	5:11
19	9.3	7:50	5:10
20	9.3	7:52	5:10
21	9.3	7:53	5:09
22	9.2	7:54	5:08
23	9.2	7:55	5:08
24	9.2	7:57	5:07
25	9.1	7:58	5:07
26	9.1	7:59	5:06
27	9.1	8:00	5:06
28	9.1	8:01	5:05
29	9.0	8:02	5:05
30	9.0	8:03	5:04

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.99 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.17 kWh/m² in July across the year — November's 1.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.4	2.4	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.4	Moderate
2	2.4	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.3	Moderate
5	2.3	Moderate
6	2.3	Moderate
7	2.2	Moderate
8	2.2	Moderate
9	2.2	Moderate
10	2.1	Moderate
11	2.1	Moderate
12	2.1	Moderate
13	2.1	Moderate
14	2.0	Moderate
15	2.0	Moderate
16	2.0	Dim
17	2.0	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	1.9	Dim
22	1.8	Dim
23	1.8	Dim
24	1.8	Dim
25	1.8	Dim
26	1.8	Dim
27	1.7	Dim
28	1.7	Dim
29	1.7	Dim
30	1.7	Dim

Planning a trip in November

Hazard calendar for Montpellier

In seasonPeak

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

Montpellier's rainy season runs September–January, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is November a good time to visit Montpellier?

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

4.6

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Montpellier for sightseeing.

What to pack for Montpellier in November

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

In November, Montpellier sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and a windbreaker. About 11 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Montpellier in November

The nearest coast averages about 16°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 26 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 26 to Sep 17 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	12	12	12	14	16	19	21	22	20	18	16	14
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	12	Bracing
Feb	12	Bracing
Mar	12	Bracing
Apr	14	Bracing
May	16	Cool
Jun	19	Cool
Jul	21	Refreshing
Aug	22	Refreshing
Sep	20	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	16	Cool
Dec	14	Bracing

UV index in Montpellier in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Montpellier 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	6	6	7	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	Very high	Very high	High	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	7	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	High
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Montpellier?

Montpellier sits at 43.6°N, 3.9°E, 55 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Castelnau-le-Lez, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Montpellier

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Montpellier has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 38 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,562 m.

The land around Montpellier is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (40%) and water (26%) within 80 km.

3 km

84 m

artificial surfaces 67%

16 km

300 m

trees 35%

80 km

1,562 m

trees 40%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland

← October Montpellier year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November weather nearby: Castelnau-le-Lez 3.0 km · Lattes 5.0 km · Mauguio 11 km · Frontignan 21 km · Lunel 22 km · Sète 27 km · Nîmes 46 km · Agde 46 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 Montpellier (43.6109°, 3.8763°, elevation 55 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	13
2	17	13
3	17	13
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	16	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	11
11	16	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	10
18	14	10
19	14	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	9
30	13	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	36
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	24	9
2	70	23	7
3	71	23	6
4	73	22	5
5	74	21	5
6	75	21	4
7	77	20	3
8	78	19	3
9	80	18	2
10	81	17	2
11	83	16	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	86	13	1
15	88	12	0
16	89	11	0
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	94	6	0
27	94	6	0
28	94	6	0
29	95	5	0
30	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	13
2	17	13
3	17	13
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	16	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	11
11	16	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	10
18	14	10
19	14	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	9
30	13	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	36
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	24	9
2	70	23	7
3	71	23	6
4	73	22	5
5	74	21	5
6	75	21	4
7	77	20	3
8	78	19	3
9	80	18	2
10	81	17	2
11	83	16	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	86	13	1
15	88	12	0
16	89	11	0
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	94	6	0
27	94	6	0
28	94	6	0
29	95	5	0
30	95	5	0

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	17	13
2	17	13
3	17	13
4	17	12
5	17	12
6	16	12
7	16	12
8	16	12
9	16	12
10	16	11
11	16	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	10
18	14	10
19	14	10
20	14	10
21	14	10
22	14	10
23	14	10
24	14	10
25	14	9
26	14	9
27	13	9
28	13	9
29	13	9
30	13	9

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	54	46
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	55	45
5	55	45
6	56	44
7	56	44
8	56	44
9	56	44
10	56	44
11	56	44
12	57	43
13	57	43
14	56	44
15	55	45
16	55	45
17	55	45
18	55	45
19	54	46
20	54	46
21	54	46
22	54	46
23	54	46
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	54	46
27	54	46
28	55	45
29	54	46
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)
1	35
2	35
3	35
4	36
5	36
6	36
7	36
8	36
9	36
10	36
11	35
12	35
13	35
14	35
15	35
16	34
17	34
18	34
19	34
20	34
21	34
22	33
23	33
24	33
25	33
26	33
27	33
28	33
29	33
30	33

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	67	24	9
2	70	23	7
3	71	23	6
4	73	22	5
5	74	21	5
6	75	21	4
7	77	20	3
8	78	19	3
9	80	18	2
10	81	17	2
11	83	16	1
12	85	14	1
13	85	14	1
14	86	13	1
15	88	12	0
16	89	11	0
17	89	11	0
18	90	10	0
19	90	10	0
20	91	9	0
21	91	9	0
22	92	8	0
23	92	8	0
24	93	7	0
25	93	7	0
26	94	6	0
27	94	6	0
28	94	6	0
29	95	5	0
30	95	5	0