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.
Paris's measured year divides into 3 temperature tiers. July and August share the top at 25°C, with June close behind at 24°C. That summer plateau is narrow, only 3 months. September holds at 22°C before October and November drop to 18°C and 11°C. January bottoms out at 7°C. February, still cool at 10°C, records the year's fewest rain days at 9. March opens spring at 13°C, April reaches 16°C, May hits 19°C.
TTDI's 12 month guides sit below. Each covers a different slice of a year that spans 18°C, from January's 7°C to July's 25°C. March through May shift the fastest and climb from 13°C to 19°C in 3 months. Early spring at 13°C and late spring at 19°C in Paris are different trips. Rain varies by only 4 days across the full year, from February's 9 to January's 13.
January, March, May, and October all hit 13 rain days, the year's highest count. February's 9 rain days make it the driest month on the calendar, though its average high still sits at only 10°C.
November drops 7°C from October's 18°C to 11°C, the largest single-month temperature change in Paris's measured year.
- 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…