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Best Time for Languedoc & the Vermilion Coast
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Sweet spot: February, March, April. Computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
💡 Good to know
- The tramontane wind clears the light the Fauvist painters chased, oyster shacks on the Étang de Thau serve without a wait, and Carcassonne's lists are walkable in shirtsleeves.
- Carcassonne's Cité and Collioure's tiny bay absorb astonishing crowds — go at opening or after seven, and swim the wilder Cap Béar coves between.
| Month | Low | High | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3.9°C | 10.3°C | 54 mm | 9.1 h | |
| February | 3.7°C | 11.0°C | 41 mm | 10.2 h | ❄ |
| March | 6.1°C | 14.1°C | 52 mm | 11.6 h | |
| April | 8.9°C | 17.2°C | 62 mm | 13.2 h | |
| May | 12.1°C | 20.8°C | 52 mm | 14.5 h | |
| June | 16.5°C | 25.9°C | 31 mm | 15.2 h | |
| July | 18.8°C | 28.8°C | 24 mm | 14.9 h | |
| August | 18.6°C | 28.5°C | 28 mm | 13.8 h | |
| September | 15.3°C | 24.4°C | 48 mm | 12.3 h | |
| October | 12.2°C | 20.0°C | 77 mm | 10.8 h | |
| November | 7.8°C | 14.5°C | 67 mm | 9.5 h | |
| December | 4.8°C | 11.0°C | 46 mm | 8.8 h |