| Practical informations
We would like to give you some practical
information concerning your travel and stay in Montpellier:
Montpellier is a city in southern France. It is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region,
as well as the Hérault department. Montpellier is the
8th biggest city of the country, and is also the fastest growing city in France
over the past 25 years.
The city is
situated on hilly ground 10 kilometres (6 mi) inland from the Mediterranean coast on the River
Lez.
Montpellier is located 52 kilometres (32 mi) from Nîmes,
168 kilometres (104 mi) from Marseille,
248 kilometres (154 mi) from Toulouse. It is
at a distance of 750 kilometres (466 mi) from the capital of France, Paris.
Montepellier has a Mediterranean climate (Koppen Csa), with mild,
somewhat wet winters, and very warm, rather dry summers. The monthly mean
ranges from 7.1 °C (44.8 °F) in January to 23.4 °C
(74.1 °F) in July. Precipitation is around 660 millimetres
(26.0 in), and is greatest in fall and winter, but not absent in summer,
either.
Climate
data for Montepellier |
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Year |
Average high °C (°F) |
11.5
(52.7) |
12.8
(55) |
15.5
(59.9) |
17.6
(63.7) |
21.3
(70.3) |
25.6
(78.1) |
28.9
(84) |
28.4
(83.1) |
24.8
(76.6) |
20.1
(68.2) |
14.9
(58.8) |
12.3
(54.1) |
19.5
(67.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) |
7.1
(44.8) |
8.2
(46.8) |
10.5
(50.9) |
12.8
(55) |
16.6
(61.9) |
20.4
(68.7) |
23.4
(74.1) |
23.1
(73.6) |
19.7
(67.5) |
15.5
(59.9) |
10.6
(51.1) |
8.1
(46.6) |
14.7
(58.5) |
Average low °C (°F) |
2.7
(36.9) |
3.6
(38.5) |
5.5
(41.9) |
8.0
(46.4) |
11.8
(53.2) |
15.1
(59.2) |
17.9
(64.2) |
17.8
(64) |
14.5
(58.1) |
10.9
(51.6) |
6.2
(43.2) |
3.8
(38.8) |
9.8
(49.6) |
Rainfall mm (inches) |
73
(2.87) |
54
(2.13) |
46
(1.81) |
58
(2.28) |
47
(1.85) |
33
(1.3) |
20
(0.79) |
38
(1.5) |
62
(2.44) |
101
(3.98) |
60
(2.36) |
64
(2.52) |
656
(25.83) |
Sunshine hours |
142 |
169 |
226 |
222 |
264 |
301 |
338 |
292 |
232 |
169 |
139 |
123 |
2,617 |
Source:
Météo France [2] |
Montpellier
is served by railway, including TGV trains. Montpellier's main railway station is St Roch.
The Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport is located in the area of Fréjorgues, in the town of Mauguio,
southeast of Montpellier.
The Transports de
l'agglomération de Montpellier (TaM) manages the city's public
transportation, including its tramway network consisting of two lines and
several parking facilities. Line 1 runs from Mosson in the west to Odysseum in
the east. Line 2 runs from Jacou in the northeast to St. Jean-de-Vedas in the
southwest. They intersect at Gare St. Roch station, Place de l'Europe and again
in front of the Corum.
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