Dry weather: only 629 mm a year falls on Vert-le-Petit, less than on 90% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.0°C. Rain is spread evenly through the year: the wettest month, December, gets little more than the driest, April. Only about 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than in 60% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from November to March, the months averaging under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Brétigny station, 6.2 km north-west.
A year in Vert-le-Petit at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Brétigny station.
What a year in Vert-le-Petit feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brétigny.
About 629 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 40th wettest of 96 towns of 2,500+ in Essonne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Orly
44 frosts and 56 days of 25°C a year
On about 44 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 4 days it stays below freezing all day. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, and 14 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Brétigny: 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 Brétigny
Brétigny is 6.2 km north-west of Vert-le-Petit. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vert-le-Petit itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Brétigny (91103001) |
| Distance from the town | 6.2 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 78 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 62 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Orly, 19 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 Vert-le-Petit 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vert-le-Petit | Brétigny | 26.0°C | 1.7°C | 629 mm |
| Ballancourt-sur-Essonne 3.1 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 629 mm |
| Saint-Vrain 3.6 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 629 mm |
| Itteville 3.7 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 629 mm |
| Mennecy 5 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 629 mm |
| Marolles-en-Hurepoix 5 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 629 mm |
| Bondoufle 6.7 km | same station | 26.0°C about the same | 1.7°C about the same | 629 mm |
Vert-le-Petit weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Brétigny station; sunshine at Orly.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C | 1.7°C | 4.5°C | 48 mm | 53 |
| February | 8.5°C | 1.5°C | 5.0°C | 45 mm | 85 |
| March | 12.6°C | 3.6°C | 8.1°C | 45 mm | 153 |
| April | 16.2°C | 5.7°C | 10.9°C | 45 mm | 203 |
| May | 19.8°C | 9.2°C | 14.5°C | 61 mm | 217 |
| June | 23.4°C | 12.5°C | 17.9°C | 56 mm | 224 |
| July | 26.0°C | 14.4°C | 20.2°C | 53 mm | 247 |
| August | 25.9°C | 14.1°C | 20.0°C | 58 mm | 221 |
| September | 21.8°C | 11.0°C | 16.4°C | 49 mm | 186 |
| October | 16.6°C | 8.2°C | 12.4°C | 53 mm | 117 |
| November | 10.9°C | 4.5°C | 7.7°C | 55 mm | 62 |
| December | 7.6°C | 2.2°C | 4.9°C | 63 mm | 64 |
| Year | 16.4°C | 7.4°C | 11.9°C | 629 mm | 1,831 |
Where Vert-le-Petit’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Brétigny, 6.2 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, 19 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 Vert-le-Petit’s climate
How warm does Vert-le-Petit get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 56 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 60% of mainland French towns, and about 14 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vert-le-Petit get in winter?
February nights average 1.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 44 nights a year, and about 4 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vert-le-Petit get?
About 629 mm a year, less than 90% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (63 mm) and April the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Orly (19 km away), averages 1,831 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vert-le-Petit itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vert-le-Petit, Brétigny, 6.2 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 BRETIGNY_SAPC, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vert-le-Petit →
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