Less rain falls on Maisons-Laffitte than on 85% of mainland French towns: 639 mm a year
In January the night’s low is typically 2.7°C. Expect the heaviest rain in May and the lightest in February. Of the 95 towns of 2,500+ in Yvelines, it has the mildest January nights. From May to October, highs of 17–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Bagatelle station, 11 km south-east.
A year in Maisons-Laffitte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bagatelle station.
What a year in Maisons-Laffitte 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. 79th wettest of 95 towns of 2,500+ in Yvelines.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Paris-Montsouris
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 11 km south-east of Maisons-Laffitte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Maisons-Laffitte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bagatelle (75116002) |
| Distance from the town | 11 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 36 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 38 m |
| Period | 1991–2015 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Paris-Montsouris, 20 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 Maisons-Laffitte 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 Yvelines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maisons-Laffitte | Bagatelle | 26.4°C | 2.7°C | 639 mm |
| Le Mesnil-le-Roi 2.3 km | Pontoise -Ville | 26.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 667 mm |
| Sartrouville 2.3 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Houilles 3.8 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 639 mm |
| La Frette-sur-Seine 3.8 km | Pontoise -Ville | 26.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 667 mm |
| Montesson 4.1 km | same station | 26.4°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 639 mm |
| Cormeilles-en-Parisis 4.1 km | Pontoise -Ville | 26.1°C about the same | 2.7°C about the same | 667 mm |
Maisons-Laffitte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bagatelle station; sunshine at Paris-Montsouris.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.1°C | 2.7°C | 5.4°C | 51 mm | 59 |
| February | 9.3°C | 2.3°C | 5.8°C | 45 mm | 84 |
| March | 13.7°C | 4.3°C | 9.1°C | 46 mm | 135 |
| April | 17.3°C | 6.4°C | 11.7°C | 45 mm | 177 |
| May | 20.9°C | 10.0°C | 15.5°C | 70 mm | 201 |
| June | 24.1°C | 12.9°C | 18.6°C | 53 mm | 204 |
| July | 26.4°C | 14.9°C | 20.6°C | 51 mm | 222 |
| August | 26.3°C | 14.5°C | 20.4°C | 55 mm | 215 |
| September | 22.3°C | 11.4°C | 16.9°C | 46 mm | 175 |
| October | 17.2°C | 8.7°C | 12.8°C | 55 mm | 119 |
| November | 11.4°C | 5.1°C | 8.3°C | 58 mm | 70 |
| December | 8.0°C | 2.7°C | 5.3°C | 64 mm | 57 |
| Year | 17.1°C | 8.0°C | 12.5°C | 639 mm | 1,717 |
Where Maisons-Laffitte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bagatelle, 11 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, Paris-Montsouris, 20 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 Yvelines.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Maisons-Laffitte’s climate
How warm does Maisons-Laffitte 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 Maisons-Laffitte 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 Maisons-Laffitte 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, Paris-Montsouris (20 km away), averages 1,717 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Maisons-Laffitte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Maisons-Laffitte, Bagatelle, 11 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 Maisons-Laffitte →
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