Less rain falls on Argenteuil than on 85% of mainland French towns: 639 mm a year
January nights here settle around 2.7°C. Of the 76 towns of 2,500+ in Val-d'Oise, it has the mildest January nights. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to March, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bagatelle station, 8.9 km south.
A year in Argenteuil at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bagatelle station.
What a year in Argenteuil feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bagatelle.
About 639 mm of rain a year
May is the wettest month and February the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 43rd wettest of 76 towns of 2,500+ in Val-d'Oise.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Le Bourget
36 frosts and 70 days of 25°C a year
On about 36 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, and 20 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bagatelle: 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 Bagatelle
Bagatelle is 8.9 km south of Argenteuil. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Argenteuil itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bagatelle (75116002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 36 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 45 m |
| Period | 1991–2015 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Le Bourget, 14 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 Argenteuil 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 Val-d'Oise.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenteuil | Bagatelle | 26.4°C | 2.7°C | 639 mm |
| Bezons 2.8 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Sannois 2.9 km | Le Bourget | 25.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Colombes 3 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Saint-Gratien 3.8 km | Le Bourget | 25.5°C 0.9°C cooler | 2.3°C about the same | 616 mm |
| Cormeilles-en-Parisis 3.8 km | Pontoise -Ville | 26.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 667 mm |
| Bois-Colombes 4.2 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 639 mm |
Argenteuil weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bagatelle station; sunshine at Le Bourget.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.7°C | 5.4°C | 51 mm | 57 |
| February | 9.3°C | 2.3°C | 5.8°C | 45 mm | 74 |
| March | 13.7°C | 4.3°C | 9.1°C | 46 mm | 129 |
| April | 17.3°C | 6.4°C | 11.7°C | 45 mm | 171 |
| May | 20.9°C | 10.0°C | 15.5°C | 70 mm | 189 |
| June | 24.1°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 53 mm | 203 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.9°C | 20.6°C | 51 mm | 213 |
| August | 26.3°C | 14.5°C | 20.4°C | 55 mm | 206 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.4°C | 16.9°C | 46 mm | 162 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.7°C | 12.8°C | 55 mm | 111 |
| November | 11.4°C | 5.1°C | 8.3°C | 58 mm | 64 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.7°C | 5.3°C | 64 mm | 54 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 8.0°C | 12.5°C | 639 mm | 1,634 |
Where Argenteuil’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bagatelle, 8.9 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1991–2015, where its record is shorter).
- 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, Le Bourget, 14 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 Val-d'Oise.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Argenteuil’s climate
How warm does Argenteuil get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.4°C. About 70 days a year reach 25°C, more than 62% of mainland French towns, and about 20 reach 30°C.
How cold does Argenteuil get in winter?
February nights average 2.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 36 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Argenteuil get?
About 639 mm a year, less than 85% of mainland French towns. May is the wettest month (70 mm) and February the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Le Bourget (14 km away), averages 1,634 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Argenteuil itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Argenteuil, Bagatelle, 8.9 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 BAGATELLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Argenteuil →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.