Fewer crowds
January is quietest.
January, at 5% of the busiest month (August). Low season, under 35% of the peak: October to May. In off-season months, many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
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Best time to visitLanguedoc-Roussillon.
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What matters most?
Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%
Start with September.
#1 of 12 · Balanced · 7.9/10
Overnight stays are 35% of the busiest month.
Based on Languedoc-Roussillon regional averages.
- Afternoon high
- 79°F
- Sea temperature
- 70°F
- Crowds
- Moderate
About 5 rain days in a typical September, with about 13 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
The ranked Overall uses Languedoc-Roussillon's beach weather model. It does not rank the best months for sightseeing in Carcassonne; each month guide shows that separate weather rating.
Price context. National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little above usual. No measured regional room rate is available.
Historical averages, not forecasts or live prices.
A regional guide. Figures cover Languedoc-Roussillon, including Montpellier, Carcassonne and Nîmes. Conditions vary within the region. Part of The Pyrenees; see the France guide for the wider area.
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September at a glance
Balanced match #1 · 7.9/10
Overnight stays are 35% of the busiest month.
About 5 rain days in a typical September, with about 13 hours of daylight.
Check what is open. The off-season flag comes from visitor patterns. Confirm accommodation, services and transport for your dates.
Read the September guide- Afternoon high
- 79°F
- Night low
- 59°F
- Sea temperature
- 70°F
- Rain days
- 5
- Daylight
- 12h 35m
- Crowds
- Moderate
All 12 months, on the same measures. Tap a heading to sort or a month to open its guide.Select a month to open its guide. Scroll the table for more detail.
| Rank | Month | Overall | Weather | Crowds | Cost | High | Low | Sea | Rain days | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | September | 7.9 | 9.0/10 Excellent | Moderate | Pricey | 79°F | 59°F | 70°F | 5 | 12h 35m |
| #2 | June | 7.8 | 9.2/10 Excellent | Moderate | Pricey | 83°F | 61°F | 69°F | 4 | 15h 25m |
| #3 | May | 7.6 | 8.0/10 Very good | Low | Pricey | 74°F | 53°F | 62°F | 6 | 14h 40m |
| #4 | October | 7.5 | 7.1/10 Very good | Low | Pricey | 71°F | 54°F | 66°F | 8 | 11h 06m |
| #5 | July | 7.2 | 9.8/10 Excellent | Busy | Expensive | 88°F | 64°F | 72°F | 3 | 15h 08m |
| #6 | April | 7.1 | 6.5/10 Good | Low | Moderate | 67°F | 47°F | 58°F | 6 | 13h 23m |
| #7 | August | 6.6 | 9.5/10 Excellent | Peak | Expensive | 88°F | 64°F | 73°F | 4 | 14h 02m |
| #8 | March | 5.3 | 4.7/10 Fair | Off season many places closed | Moderate | 62°F | 43°F | 55°F | 7 | 11h 51m |
| #9 | November | 4.9 | 4.3/10 Fair | Off season many places closed | Moderate | 60°F | 46°F | 62°F | 9 | 9h 43m |
| #10 | February | 4.6 | 3.6/10 Fair | Off season many places closed | Moderate | 56°F | 40°F | 54°F | 7 | 10h 28m |
| #11 | December | 4.5 | 3.4/10 Fair | Off season many places closed | Moderate | 55°F | 41°F | 58°F | 7 | 8h 58m |
| #12 | January | 4.2 | 2.8/10 Poor | Off season many places closed | Moderate | 53°F | 39°F | 55°F | 7 | 9h 17m |
Overall follows your priorities. Crowds compare each month with this place's own year. Highs, lows and rain days are historical averages for 2011–2025.
A little perspective
The shape of the year.
Afternoon highNight low
Top balanced match · September
September
- High
- 79°F
- Low
- 59°F
- Rain
- 5 days
- Crowds
- Moderate
Some weather measures are unavailable. Gaps in the chart mean no data.
Off season can mean fewer services. Confirm what is open for your dates.
Languedoc-Roussillon regional averages · Historical patterns, not a forecast. Gaps mean no data. Crowds compare months within this region.
The busiest month records 18.9 times the overnight stays of the quietest.
Very-good-or-better weather scores: May to October. Poor weather scores: January.
Peak-season months: August. Low-season months: October to May.
The two busiest months account for 52% of annual overnight stays.
On the 2024 EU comparison, France's restaurants and hotels are above EU average.
Before you go
Pack a little context.
Good weather
June, outside the busy season.
Very good or better May to October. July has the highest displayed weather score (9.8/10). Highest weather score outside the busy season: June.
Lower prices
January to March.
These are three lower-price months on France's historical 2024–2025 national hotel index. It cannot identify this region's cheapest bookable rooms.
School holidays
School breaks span different visitor seasons.
If your dates follow US school breaks: June falls in moderate season; July falls in busy season; August falls in peak season. Spring break spans off season in March and low season in April.
Local families travel too: at least 30% of people in France live where schools are out on a typical day February, April, October and December. France's school calendar for May to September isn't fully published yet. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)
About these answers
These are historical seasonal patterns. Crowds compare a month with this place's own busiest month; they do not measure queues at individual sights. Weather answers use the displayed weather scores. These seasonal facts stay the same when you change your priorities; your Overall recommendation updates above. Prices retain the scope stated beside them. Full methodology.
Choose your season
The year, season by season.
Winter
Dec–Feb
Off season throughout.
Many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
53–56°FAfternoon highs
Spring
Mar–May
A quieter stretch of the year.
March falls in off season; April and May fall in low season. In off-season months, many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
62–74°FAfternoon highs
Summer
Jun–Aug
A quieter start, a busier finish.
June falls in moderate season; July falls in busy season; August falls in peak season.
83–88°FAfternoon highs
Autumn
Sep–Nov
A busier start, a quieter finish.
September falls in moderate season; October falls in low season; November falls in off season. In off-season months, many seasonal hotels and restaurants may be closed.
60–79°FAfternoon highs
Ranges span monthly average afternoon highs, not daily extremes. Conditions and seasonal openings vary within Languedoc-Roussillon.
How we know
The default Balanced Overall weighs weather 50%, crowds 30% and cost 20%. Your priority choice updates the Overall, month ranks and recommendation. While your weather weight is at least 40%, Overall cannot exceed weather by more than 2. Close scores can describe different trip experiences. How the scores work.
| Statistical region | FRJ1 · Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Region type | Beach (Eurostat NUTS3 typologies weighted by population: urban 0%, coastal 97%, mountain 19%; median ground height 287 m) |
| Population used | 3.0 million (1 January 2025) |
| Crowd reference years | 2024–2025 average |
| How our weather was checked | 157 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.0°C), night lows within 1°F (0.5°C). |
| Climate index | HCI:Beach, observed climatology over 15 years (2011–2025) |
| Hotel occupancy (annual) | 56% |
| Accommodation mix | 20% hotels, 64% camping |
| Country price level (restaurants & hotels, EU27 = 100) | 110 |
| Daylight latitude | 43.59° N |
Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation establishments by month and NUTS 2 region, per 1,000 inhabitants, divided by days in the month. "Season here" is the month's figure as a share of this region's busiest month. "Visitors" ranks overnight visitors per resident against all Europe's regions that month. Weather: Holiday Climate Index (Scott et al. 2016; Rutty et al. 2020) computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records and population-weighted to the region. Prices are national. Hand-written notes are marked and nothing depends on them. Full method · this region's data.