Dry weather: only 607 mm a year falls on Vitry-sur-Seine, less than on 95% of mainland French towns
The depth of winter brings overnight lows near 2.8°C. Frost is rarer than in 81% of mainland French towns: about 27 nights a year drop below freezing. Of all months, December brings the most rain and September the least. Gritters and ice scrapers earn their keep on roughly 27 nights a year below 0°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Choisy-le-Roi station, 3.9 km south-east.
A year in Vitry-sur-Seine at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Choisy-le-Roi station.
What a year in Vitry-sur-Seine feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Choisy-le-Roi.
About 607 mm of rain a year
December is the wettest month and September the driest. About 14 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 41st wettest of 47 towns of 2,500+ in Val-de-Marne.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Paris-Montsouris
27 frosts and 62 days of 25°C a year
On about 27 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 3 days it stays below freezing all day. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Choisy-le-Roi: 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 Choisy-le-Roi
Choisy-le-Roi is 3.9 km south-east of Vitry-sur-Seine. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Vitry-sur-Seine itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Choisy-le-Roi (94022001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.9 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 34 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 46 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Paris-Montsouris, 5.2 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 Vitry-sur-Seine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitry-sur-Seine | Choisy-le-Roi | 26.2°C | 2.8°C | 607 mm |
| Villejuif 2.1 km | Paris-Montsouris | 25.7°C 0.5°C cooler | 3.2°C about the same | 634 mm |
| Ivry-sur-Seine 2.6 km | Joinville | 26.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 654 mm |
| Alfortville 2.7 km | Joinville | 26.8°C 0.6°C warmer | 2.5°C about the same | 654 mm |
| Thiais 2.8 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 607 mm |
| Chevilly-Larue 3 km | Orly | 25.8°C about the same | 2.1°C 0.7°C colder | 622 mm |
| Choisy-le-Roi 3.3 km | same station | 26.2°C about the same | 2.8°C about the same | 607 mm |
Vitry-sur-Seine weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Choisy-le-Roi station; sunshine at Paris-Montsouris.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.7°C | 2.8°C | 5.3°C | 50 mm | 59 |
| February | 8.9°C | 2.7°C | 5.8°C | 43 mm | 84 |
| March | 12.8°C | 4.8°C | 8.8°C | 43 mm | 135 |
| April | 16.9°C | 7.3°C | 12.1°C | 45 mm | 177 |
| May | 20.5°C | 10.7°C | 15.6°C | 59 mm | 201 |
| June | 23.8°C | 13.9°C | 18.9°C | 55 mm | 204 |
| July | 26.2°C | 15.8°C | 21.0°C | 53 mm | 222 |
| August | 26.2°C | 15.6°C | 20.9°C | 53 mm | 215 |
| September | 21.9°C | 12.5°C | 17.2°C | 43 mm | 175 |
| October | 16.6°C | 9.2°C | 12.9°C | 52 mm | 119 |
| November | 11.1°C | 5.6°C | 8.4°C | 53 mm | 70 |
| December | 8.1°C | 3.3°C | 5.7°C | 60 mm | 57 |
| Year | 16.7°C | 8.7°C | 12.7°C | 607 mm | 1,717 |
Where Vitry-sur-Seine’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Choisy-le-Roi, 3.9 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, 5.2 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 Vitry-sur-Seine’s climate
How warm does Vitry-sur-Seine get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.2°C. About 62 days a year reach 25°C, more than 53% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Vitry-sur-Seine get in winter?
February nights average 2.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 27 nights a year, and about 3 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Vitry-sur-Seine get?
About 607 mm a year, less than 95% of mainland French towns. December is the wettest month (60 mm) and September the driest (43 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Paris-Montsouris (5.2 km away), averages 1,717 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Vitry-sur-Seine itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Vitry-sur-Seine, Choisy-le-Roi, 3.9 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 CHOISY-LE-ROI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Vitry-sur-Seine →
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