Paris month by month
Plan your visit to Paris by month. Compare weather, crowds, events, and prices across all twelve months with historical climate data.
- January
- High
- 7°C
- Low
- 2°C
- Rain
- 84 mm
January in Paris is cold, damp, and grey. That is the single most important thing to know before you book. Daytime temperatures sit around 7°C (45°F), nights drop toward 2°C…
- February
- High
- 10°C
- Low
- 3°C
- Rain
- 47 mm
February is Paris at its quietest and cheapest. Daytime temperatures sit around 9.9°C (50°F), nights drop to 3.2°C (38°F), and the sky tends to stay a flat, uniform grey for days…
- March
- High
- 13°C
- Low
- 4°C
- Rain
- 63 mm
The single most important thing to know about March in Paris is that it will feel colder than you expect. An average high of 13°C (55°F) sounds manageable until the wind picks up…
- April
- High
- 16°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 55 mm
April is when Paris stops being a winter city. The chestnut trees along Boulevard Saint-Michel push out their first candle-shaped blossoms, café owners drag tables onto the…
- May
- High
- 19°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 72 mm
May might be the finest month to arrive in Paris. Temperatures settle around 19°C (67°F) during the day, the horse chestnut trees along Boulevard Saint-Michel are covered in white…
- June
- High
- 24°C
- Low
- 14°C
- Rain
- 82 mm
June is likely the best month for being outdoors in Paris. The sun doesn't set until nearly 22:00, afternoon temperatures settle around 24°C (76°F), and evenings hold at a mild…
- July
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 86 mm
July in Paris belongs to one date. The Fête Nationale on July 14 brings Europe's largest military parade down the Champs-Élysées at 10:00, fills the Champ de Mars with hundreds of…
- August
- High
- 25°C
- Low
- 15°C
- Rain
- 71 mm
Half of Paris leaves in August. It is, without exaggeration, the defining fact of August in this city. Parisians take les grandes vacances, their sacred summer holiday, and the…
- September
- High
- 22°C
- Low
- 13°C
- Rain
- 82 mm
September might be the single best month to visit Paris. La rentrée, the French return from August holidays, brings the city back to full speed in the first week. Restaurants that…
- October
- High
- 18°C
- Low
- 10°C
- Rain
- 85 mm
October is the month when Paris looks the way it does in films. The plane trees along the Seine, the chestnuts in the Jardin du Luxembourg, the lindens in the Tuileries all begin…
- November
- High
- 11°C
- Low
- 6°C
- Rain
- 66 mm
November in Paris means gray skies. That is the first thing you should prepare for. Daytime highs hover around 11°C (52°F), the sun disappears before 5pm by mid-month, and the city…
- December
- High
- 9°C
- Low
- 4°C
- Rain
- 69 mm
December in Paris means short days, damp cold, and the kind of 8°C (47°F) chill that finds its way through your jacket within 20 minutes on the Seine. Sunset falls around 4:50 PM…