Worst time to visit Paris
Some months in Paris are clearly tougher for travel — extreme heat, cold, drenching rain, or peak storm season. Here's what to skip.
Country
🇫🇷 France
Region
Europe
Hottest
July 25°C
Coldest
January 2°C low
Wettest
November 11 rain days
Driest
July 8 rain days
Paris doesn't have any clearly "bad" months
The climate stays reasonably comfortable year-round — no extreme heat, cold, rain, or storm season is recorded in our data. Worth visiting any time of year. The hottest month (July) peaks at 25°C / 77°F; the coldest (January) drops to 2°C overnight — nothing extreme either way.
Better times to go
Better months: May (20°C, 10 rain days) · June (23°C, 9 rain days) · July (25°C, 8 rain days) · August (25°C, 8 rain days) · September (22°C, 9 rain days)
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