diff --git a/homeassistant/components/modbus/climate.py b/homeassistant/components/modbus/climate.py
index 36871c68d9b..e8f281bdd1f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/modbus/climate.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/modbus/climate.py
@@ -207,4 +207,7 @@ class ModbusThermostat(BaseStructPlatform, RestoreEntity, ClimateEntity):
         self.unpack_structure_result(result.registers)
 
         self._available = True
-        return self._value
+
+        if self._value is None:
+            return None
+        return float(self._value)