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Dry heat and an intense, clear light; an arc of golden sand 150 miles long; huge lagoons linked by canal; a mysterious fenland of marsh, salt grass and wild white horses; and inland, a green carpet of vineyards reaching up to a horizon defined by mountain peaks – these are the abiding images of Languedoc. The coastline is beautiful, if busy, all the way round the Golfe du Lyon, from the medieval university town of Montpellier, past the colourful fishing port of Sète and the lagoon of Narbonne to Perpignan, where the Pyrenees come down to the sea and Catalan is spoken. The coastal plain is dissected by the 18th Century Canal du Midi which passes the Cathedral city of Beziers before making its way between the Pyrenees and Massif Central on its way to the Atlantic. Inland is a different Languedoc of small pastel villages, empty and green countryside, stretching north to the mountains of the Cévennes where the region’s main rivers, the Gard, the Orb and the Hérault, have carved deep gorges and left spectacular caves like the Grottes des Demoiselles.









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Climate

Montpellier/Frejorgues, France Climate

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Max. temperature °C 11 12 15 17 21 25 28 28 24 20 15 11
Min. temperature °C 2 2 5 8 11 14 17 17 14 10 6 3
Humidity % 77 67 64 65 70 63 59 66 68 74 72 73
Sunshine hours h 4 6 8 8 8 10 11 9 8 6 5 4
Rainy days 14 7 8 9 12 8 7 8 9 13 13 14
Water temp. °C 14 14 14 14 16 19 22 24 20 20 18 15

Nimes/Garons, France Climate

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Max. temperature °C 10 11 15 17 22 26 30 29 25 20 14 10
Min. temperature °C 2 3 6 7 12 15 17 17 14 10 6 3
Rainfall mm 38 38 62 57 70 49 26 57 69 111 76 54

Perpignan/Rivesalte, France Climate

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Max. temperature °C 11 13 16 17 21 24 28 27 25 20 15 12
Min. temperature °C 4 5 7 8 12 16 19 18 16 12 7 5
Humidity % 75 65 62 62 67 61 57 63 65 71 68 72
Sunshine hours h 4 6 7 7 8 9 10 8 7 5 5 4
Rainy days 15 8 8 11 13 9 8 8 10 10 13 14
Rainfall mm 53 44 52 50 51 33 20 28 50 77 60 60