Montpellier
City in France: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Montpellier PhotoMontage 01: Assembled by DePlusJean, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Montpellier is a city in France, in Occitanie. About 248,252 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of France in our atlas.
It lies at 43.61° N, 3.88° E, about 55 m (180 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Paris time zone.
Location
Red dot: Montpellier. Green dots: other major cities of France. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Montpellier has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 4°C (38°F). Around 574 mm (23 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in FranceNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Marseille · 126 km
- Toulouse · 196 km
- Lyon · 250 km
- Nice · 273 km
- Bordeaux · 383 km
- Marne La Vallée · 588 km
- Nantes · 592 km
- Paris 15 Vaugirard · 594 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2992166 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q6441 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Montpellier PhotoMontage 01: Assembled by DePlusJean, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)