Versailles
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About
Versailles is a commune in the department of the Yvelines, Île-de-France; it known worldwide for the Château de Versailles and the Gardens of Versailles, the latter of which is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Located in the western suburbs of the French capital, 17.1 km (10.6 mi) from the centre of Paris, Versailles is a wealthy suburb of Paris with a service-based economy and is a major tourist destination. As of 2023, the population of the city is 84,095, down from a peak of 94,145 in 1975.
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Why visit
Visit Versailles for music, theater, and performance, religious and civic architecture, archaeology and older urban layers. In Versailles, the strongest material is where museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, performance spaces, food, or nearby landscapes explain the surrounding region. A good itinerary should stay selective. A good route in Versailles begins with one serious site and adds smaller stops only when they clarify the same area. The result is a day in Versailles that can be followed, remembered, and adjusted. When Versailles opens onto beaches, hills, rivers, gardens, or nearby towns, add them only when they sharpen the trip.
When to avoid
Do not visit Versailles expecting every useful stop to be close together or easy to improvise. Do the practical reading of Versailles first: hours, routes, weather, crowds, and how far the neighborhoods really sit from one another. A safer and clearer day in Versailles usually comes from grouping nearby sites and avoiding unnecessary late or awkward transfers. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Versailles as a base rather than the whole destination.
Summer (June-August)
The warmer period in Versailles generally falls in June through August. In Versailles, summer comfort depends on humidity and storm patterns as much as temperature. Use the extra light in Versailles for one better route, not for too many stops. Use cooler hours in Versailles for outdoor places, then rely on interiors to keep the day humane.
Winter (Dec-Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Versailles. Winter in Versailles is often a useful cultural season if the itinerary is built around interiors and shorter outdoor sections. For Versailles, ask how much the season limits walking, transport, and day trips, not just what the thermometer says. The season suits Versailles best when museums, churches, cafes, galleries, and short neighborhood walks form the structure of the day. Use taxis or rideshares in Versailles when the practical gain is clear, especially after dark or in weather that makes waiting for transit unpleasant.
The next week in Versailles
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Showers
12° / 3°
3.1 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Showers
14° / 6°
0.7 mm
UV High
Sun
Showers
16° / 9°
3.1 mm
UV Moderate
Mon
Overcast
15° / 8°
UV Moderate
Tue
Rain
14° / 10°
5.1 mm
UV High
Wed
Showers
19° / 13°
1.8 mm
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
30° / 1°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.2h
06:10 – 21:24local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Versailles
4 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Paris-Orly Airport (ORY) at 19 km.
Getting around Versailles
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
VectareLEXPoissy - Les MureauxArgenteuil - Boucles de SeineMantoisRATPRERSaint Germain Boucles de SeineFlixBus-euVélizy ValléesParis SaclayParis-Saclay MobilitésTransilienTER BreizhGoNeckar-DonauTERBlaBlaCar BusGrand VersaillesSaint-Quentin-en-YvelinesFlixBus-de
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
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- Site credits →
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