Mantes-la-Jolie in Fall

In fall (September, October and November), Mantes-la-Jolie sees average daytime highs around 15°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 168 mm of precipitation over about 31 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 2nd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 9°C by late November. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across fall, and the air most often feels dry.

Fall is Mantes-la-Jolie's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Mantes-la-Jolie's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
15°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
8°C
Precipitation
168 mm
31 wet days
Avg wind
13 km/h
Travel score
4.4
2nd-best season
Months
Sep · Oct · Nov

Temperature in Mantes-la-Jolie in Fall

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 22°C in early September to 9°C by late November.

A typical fall day in Mantes-la-Jolie reaches about 15°C and drops to 8°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is September, the coolest November.

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How fall really feels in Mantes-la-Jolie

Once humidity and wind are folded in, fall brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

fall sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Mantes-la-Jolie weather by month

How the three fall months (September, October and November) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 5411.20.98.50.8
Feb / 4710.31.29.81.2
Mar11° / 5210.60.511.62.8
Apr15° / 5010.70.113.44.2
May18° / 6311.30155.5
Jun21° / 12°5810.2015.96.3
Jul24° / 14°519.2015.67.0
Aug24° / 14°579014.27.0
Sep20° / 11°458.6012.46.4
Oct16° / 6311010.54.5
Nov10° / 6011.30.28.92.2
Dec / 7012.60.88.11.0

Cloud cover in Fall

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across fall.

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Chance of precipitation in Fall

Any precipitationSnow

Mantes-la-Jolie gets around 168 mm of rain and snow over 31 wet days across fall. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Fall

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of fall feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Fall

Winds average 13 km/h across fall.

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Sunrise & sunset in Fall

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 18 min in early September to 8 h 24 min by late November. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Fall

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across fall, about 2.2 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in fall

Is fall a good time to visit Mantes-la-Jolie?

Our two travel scores rate fall for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
1.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

fall is a reasonable time to visit Mantes-la-Jolie for sightseeing.

What to pack for Mantes-la-Jolie in Fall

From fall's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In fall, Mantes-la-Jolie sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: rain gear. About 31 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

UV index in Mantes-la-Jolie in Fall

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across fall averages around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Mantes-la-Jolie peaks around August 10 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 10UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Mantes-la-Jolie in Fall

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where fall falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Mantes-la-Jolie is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateApr 1018 µg/m³Jul 2012 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb15Moderate
Mar18Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct13Moderate
Nov13Moderate
Dec13Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Mantes-la-Jolie?

Mantes-la-Jolie sits at 49.0°N, 1.7°E, 41 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Limay, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Mantes-la-Jolie

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Mantes-la-Jolie.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mantes-la-Jolie has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 139 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 308 m.

The land around Mantes-la-Jolie is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (51%) and trees (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
139 m
16 km
216 m
80 km
308 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Fall weather nearby: Limay 2.0 km · Mantes-la-Ville 2.0 km · Les Mureaux 14 km · Verneuil-sur-Seine 18 km · Vernon 22 km · Vauréal 24 km · Jouy-le-Moutier 24 km · Carrières-sous-Poissy 24 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 77% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$48,986
2025
Happiness
6.6 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.3
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
5.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 539
Religion
Roman Catholic 47%none 33%Muslim 4%Protestant 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Mantes-la-Jolie (48.9905°, 1.7167°, elevation 41 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.