Weather in Montpellier in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Montpellier;
Average weather
Average temperature in Montpellier in January
The temperature in January is +12°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +19°C during the day and a minimum of -3°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 14% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +16°C to +13°C.
Is Montpellier warm or cold in January?
Montpellier is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +12°C to +11°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +5°C to +4°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Montpellier, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Montpellier in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +11°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -10°C | -9°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +21°C | +20°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 69 mm | 65 mm | 52 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 72% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1017 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 5 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 13 | 12 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +12°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +11°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 69 mm to 65 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 74% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 12 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Montpellier is gradually decreasing during January, going from 6 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Montpellier.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Montpellier?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Montpellier in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+18°C) and the highest in 2022 (+21°C). The driest year was 1998 with only 421 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2018 with 1287 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Montpellier, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.