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Paris is located in North of Europe and experiences very few extreme weather conditions. It is not known as a wet and rainy city but when it does rain it can often pour. A raincoat is a must whatever the time of year.

However you have a better chance of getting bright sunny days with blue skies in December as a short downpour in July but always best to be prepared. A brief summary below on what to expect from season to season may help you.

Being traditionalists the French have festivals, cultural events and celebrations all across Paris during all seasons so check out our Events calendar and Best Time to Visit Paris page for more information.

Current Weather

Clear

18 °C | 64 °F

(feels like
18 °C | 64 °F)

Cloud Cover 20%

Humidity 87%

Visibility 16 km | 10 mls

Wind Conditions 11 km/h | 7 mph

5 Day Forecast

Day

Conditions

High (°C | °F)

Low (°C |°F)

Winds

Tuesday

Sunrise 5:47 AM

Sunset 9:58 PM

Turning cloudy and very warm

29 | 84

22 | 72

8 km/h
5 mph

Wednesday

Sunrise 5:47 AM

Sunset 9:58 PM

Cloudy; a passing shower in the morning followed by rain in the afternoon

24 | 75

14 | 57

11 km/h
7 mph

Thursday

Sunrise 5:47 AM

Sunset 9:58 PM

Cloudy in the morning followed by sun and areas of high clouds in the afternoon

22 | 72

13 | 55

11 km/h
7 mph

Friday

Sunrise 5:48 AM

Sunset 9:58 PM

Mostly cloudy with showers around, mainly early in the day

19 | 66

11 | 52

9 km/h
6 mph

Saturday

Sunrise 5:48 AM

Sunset 9:58 PM

Rain and drizzle

19 | 66

9 | 48

12 km/h
8 mph

Spring
April, May, June

Very little risk of experiencing any extreme weather conditions in Spring time but.... Temperatures in April can hit 20C (60F) and May is generally sunny and particularly pleasant with temperature reaching 23C(70F). Some short rains in April can be expected. Early May, during the 3 or 4 days of "les saints de glace" ("the ice saints"), very short snowfall are however possible. Be rassured: immediatly after, the sun will shine again and temparature increase quickly.

Summer
June, July, August

Generally temperatures hit between the high twenties and low thirties Celsius (mid 80’s to 90’s Fahrenheit). Bright blue skies and sunshine is the norm. Showers may occur and mainly in the month of July. They can be heavy but short.
During the height of the Summer, in July and August, sunrise is around 05hrs or 06hrs and twilight can start from 20:30hrs or 21:00hrs. Evenings are balmy and warm with average temperature of 14C (57F).
Heat waves are seldom but records show that some have reached as high as 40C (104F).

Autumn
September, October, November

Early Autumn the days are still long, the skies are blue with warm and pleasant temperatures.
The latter part of Autumn, can still be very agreeable with extra layers of clothing and waterproofs advisable.

Winter
December, January, February

Winters are normally not too cold with average temperatures ranging between 6C and 7C (45F) during the day and 1/2C (34/35F) at night. It seldom goes below freezing.
Snow is rare but times of extreme conditions, for example December 2010, a weather station in Paris recorded a snow fall of 11cm (4.5in), largest one day snow fall in the French capital since 1987.
Daylight hours are short. The sun rising sometimes as late as 08hrs and starting to fade around 17hrs.