Montpellier is typically mild in December.

Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +15°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +8°C to +5°C.

Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.

December is one of the coolest months in Montpellier, here is the comparison with other months:

December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +15°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +12°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 108 mm to 68 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 73%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 10 to 12.

January brings much the same weather, it remains good.

The climate in Montpellier in December 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.

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.