Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0Dry weather: only 654 mm a year falls on Vincennes, less than on 82% of mainland French towns
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 26.8°C. Only about 31 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 74% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 24°C. An umbrella earns its place on about 118 days a year with 1 mm of rain or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Joinville station, 4.3 km south-east.
A year in Vincennes at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Joinville station.
What a year in Vincennes feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Joinville.
About 654 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and April the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 19th wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Val-de-Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Paris-Montsouris
31 frosts and 71 days of 25°C a year
On about 31 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, and 21 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Joinville: 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 Joinville
Joinville is 4.3 km south-east of Vincennes. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vincennes itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Joinville (94042001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.3 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 37 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 54 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Paris-Montsouris, 7.9 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 Vincennes 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-de-Marne.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincennes | Joinville | 26.8°C | 2.5°C | 654 mm |
| Saint-Mandé 1.5 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 654 mm |
| Montreuil 1.8 km | Paris-Montsouris | 25.7°C 1.1°C cooler | 3.2°C 0.7°C milder | 634 mm |
| Fontenay-sous-Bois 2.4 km | same station | 26.8°C about the same | 2.5°C about the same | 654 mm |
| Bagnolet 2.5 km | Paris-Montsouris | 25.7°C 1.1°C cooler | 3.2°C 0.7°C milder | 634 mm |
| Paris 12e 3.2 km | Luxembourg | 26.5°C about the same | 3.4°C 0.9°C milder | 667 mm |
| Paris 20e 3.3 km | Paris-Montsouris | 25.7°C 1.1°C cooler | 3.2°C 0.7°C milder | 634 mm |
Vincennes weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Joinville station; sunshine at Paris-Montsouris.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9°C | 2.5°C | 5.2°C | 52 mm | 59 |
| February | 9.5°C | 2.5°C | 6.0°C | 47 mm | 84 |
| March | 13.7°C | 4.7°C | 9.2°C | 46 mm | 135 |
| April | 17.6°C | 7.1°C | 12.4°C | 45 mm | 177 |
| May | 21.0°C | 10.6°C | 15.8°C | 63 mm | 201 |
| June | 24.3°C | 13.9°C | 19.1°C | 54 mm | 204 |
| July | 26.8°C | 15.8°C | 21.3°C | 59 mm | 222 |
| August | 26.5°C | 15.6°C | 21.1°C | 56 mm | 215 |
| September | 22.5°C | 12.4°C | 17.4°C | 50 mm | 175 |
| October | 17.4°C | 9.3°C | 13.3°C | 56 mm | 119 |
| November | 11.7°C | 5.6°C | 8.7°C | 59 mm | 70 |
| December | 8.1°C | 3.1°C | 5.6°C | 66 mm | 57 |
| Year | 17.3°C | 8.6°C | 12.9°C | 654 mm | 1,717 |
Where Vincennes’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Joinville, 4.3 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, Paris-Montsouris, 7.9 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-de-Marne.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Vincennes’s climate
How warm does Vincennes get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.8°C. About 71 days a year reach 25°C, more than 65% of mainland French towns, and about 21 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vincennes get in winter?
January nights average 2.5°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 31 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vincennes get?
About 654 mm a year, less than 82% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (66 mm) and April the driest (45 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Paris-Montsouris (7.9 km away), averages 1,717 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vincennes itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vincennes, Joinville, 4.3 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 JOINVILLE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vincennes →
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.