Montpellier, Nîmes, Arles… these cities in the South where monthly temperature records have been broken

The weather was exceptionally mild this Wednesday, January 24, 2024, in the south-east of France (illustrative photo). GIACOMO ITALIANO – Midi Libre

Several monthly temperature records were reached or broken on Wednesday January 24, 2024, in the south-east of France.

22.1 °C in Montpellier, 21.5 ° C in Nîmes, 21 ° C in Arles, 20.8 °C in Aigues-Mortes… The weather was exceptionally mild this Wednesday, January 24, 2024, in the south-east of France.

These spring temperatures, above seasonal norms, should last until the end of January and probably for the first days of February, according to Weather- France.

Above seasonal norms

In a press release, the reference station details: "The ocean flow has once again settled over France since last Sunday in the wake of the depression ISHA, chasing cold air towards northern and central Europe. The mild air stationed between the Azores, the Canaries and the Iberian Peninsula was then able to invade France, propelling temperatures well above seasonal norms."

Remarkable but not unprecedented

"Such mildness is remarkable for a month of January but it’is not unprecedented to experience temperatures beyond 20 ° C in winter. We can notably remember the 20.5 °C in Toulon on 01/08/2016, the 20.7 °C in Montpellier on 01/3/2018 or even the 25.4 ° C in Perpignan on 02/03/2020 ", recall the meteorologists of Météo-France in this same press release published on the 24th January 2024 on their site.