The climate in Palaiseau sits close to the middle of mainland French towns
A typical July afternoon reaches 25.2°C, a January night drops to 1.5°C, and 735 mm of rain falls in a year. Warm afternoons come less often than in 68% of mainland French towns. No month is much wetter than another: December, the wettest, gets little more than April, the driest. Plan time outside from May to September, when highs sit at 19–25°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Gometz-le-Chat. station, 8.7 km south-west.
A year in Palaiseau at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Gometz-le-Chat. station.
What a year in Palaiseau feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gometz-le-Chat..
About 735 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Essonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Orly
46 frosts and 50 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 5 days it stays below freezing all day. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, and 12 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Gometz-le-Chat.: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Gometz-le-Chat.
Gometz-le-Chat. is 8.7 km south-west of Palaiseau. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Palaiseau itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Gometz-le-Chat. (91275001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.7 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 159 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 140 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Orly, 12 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Palaiseau compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Essonne.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palaiseau | Gometz-le-Chat. | 25.2°C | 1.5°C | 735 mm |
| Villebon-sur-Yvette 1.8 km | Brétigny | 26.0°C 0.8°C warmer | 1.7°C about the same | 629 mm |
| Igny 2.5 km | Paris-Montsouris | 25.7°C 0.5°C warmer | 3.2°C 1.7°C milder | 634 mm |
| Champlan 2.9 km | Orly | 25.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.1°C 0.6°C milder | 622 mm |
| Massy 3 km | Orly | 25.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.1°C 0.6°C milder | 622 mm |
| Saulx-les-Chartreux 3.9 km | Orly | 25.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.1°C 0.6°C milder | 622 mm |
| Verrières-le-Buisson 3.9 km | Orly | 25.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.1°C 0.6°C milder | 622 mm |
Palaiseau weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Gometz-le-Chat. station; sunshine at Orly.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6.7°C | 1.5°C | 4.1°C | 60 mm | 53 |
| February | 7.9°C | 1.3°C | 4.6°C | 54 mm | 85 |
| March | 11.9°C | 3.4°C | 7.7°C | 54 mm | 153 |
| April | 15.6°C | 5.3°C | 10.5°C | 52 mm | 203 |
| May | 19.2°C | 8.6°C | 13.9°C | 73 mm | 217 |
| June | 22.6°C | 11.6°C | 17.1°C | 61 mm | 224 |
| July | 25.2°C | 13.4°C | 19.3°C | 61 mm | 247 |
| August | 25.2°C | 13.2°C | 19.2°C | 60 mm | 221 |
| September | 21.1°C | 10.4°C | 15.8°C | 53 mm | 186 |
| October | 15.9°C | 7.9°C | 11.9°C | 65 mm | 117 |
| November | 10.3°C | 4.4°C | 7.4°C | 67 mm | 62 |
| December | 7.1°C | 2.0°C | 4.5°C | 77 mm | 64 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 6.9°C | 11.3°C | 735 mm | 1,831 |
Where Palaiseau’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Gometz-le-Chat., 8.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Orly, 12 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Essonne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Palaiseau’s climate
How warm does Palaiseau get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25.2°C. About 50 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 68% of mainland French towns, and about 12 reach 30°C.
How cold does Palaiseau get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 46 nights a year, and about 5 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Palaiseau get?
About 735 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (77 mm) and April the driest (52 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Orly (12 km away), averages 1,831 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Palaiseau itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Palaiseau, Gometz-le-Chat., 8.7 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station GOMETZ-LE-CHAT., edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Palaiseau →
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