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Best time to visit France
The best time to visit in France is from June until September, when you will have a pleasant temperature and limited rainfall. The highest average temperature in in France is 24°C in July and the lowest is 6°C in January.
France has the oceanic climate prevailing. If you want to know what the average temperature is in in France or when most precipitation (rain or snow) falls, you can find a quick overview below. This way, you are well prepared. Our average monthly climate data is based on data from the past 30 years.
Average weather North France by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 41 |
Climate data from city: Paris
Average weather East France by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 54 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 70 | 67 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 49 | 70 | 58 |
Climate data from city: Lyon
Average weather South France by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 51 | 60 | 28 |
Climate data from city: Marseille
Average weather West France by month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 39 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 46 | 55 |
Climate data from city: Nantes
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14 day weather forecast France
The weather for in France will be 20° till 28° degrees in the next 14 days and it stays dry every day.
The weather forecast for France is based on the weather conditions in the city of Paris.
Weather forecast this week
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Tuesday 21 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
19° 12° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 4 | |
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Wednesday 22 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
20° 11° |
0 mm | 0% | 1 m/s | 4 | |
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Thursday 23 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
22° 10° |
0 mm | 0% | 1 m/s | 5 | |
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Friday 24 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
24° 14° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 5 | |
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Saturday 25 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
24° 15° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 3 | |
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Sunday 26 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
25° 16° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 2 | |
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Monday 27 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
21° 16° |
0 mm | 0% | 3 m/s | 3 |
Weather forecast next week
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Tuesday 28 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
22° 14° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 2 | |
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Wednesday 29 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
26° 15° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 4 | |
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Thursday 30 Sep | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
28° 16° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 2 | |
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Friday 1 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
29° 18° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 2 | |
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Saturday 2 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
27° 18° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 2 | |
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Sunday 3 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
28° 18° |
0 mm | 0% | 2 m/s | 2 | |
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Monday 4 Oct | Precip | Chance | Wind | UV |
28° 19° |
0 mm | 0% | 1 m/s | 0 |
Climate France
Click on a region of France to view the climate:
- North France (Paris)
- East France (Lyon)
- South France (Marseille)
- West France (Nantes)
Climate table of North France (Paris)
North France has the oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for North France is 15° degrees and there is about 332 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 185 days a year with an average humidity of 79% and an UV-index of 3.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 41 |
| Days with rain | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| Days with snow | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Dry days | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Climate data from city: Paris
Climate table of East France (Lyon)
East France has the oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for East France is 15° degrees and there is about 655 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 127 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 3.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 54 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 70 | 67 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 49 | 70 | 58 |
| Days with rain | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Days with snow | 7 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Dry days | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Climate data from city: Lyon
Climate table of South France (Marseille)
South France has the oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for South France is 18° degrees and there is about 369 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 240 days a year with an average humidity of 70% and an UV-index of 4.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 51 | 60 | 28 |
| Days with rain | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Days with snow | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dry days | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UV-index | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Climate data from city: Marseille
Climate table of West France (Nantes)
West France has the oceanic climate prevailing. The average annual temperature for West France is 16° degrees and there is about 380 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 187 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 4.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 39 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 46 | 55 |
| Days with rain | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| Days with snow | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dry days | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Climate data from city: Nantes
France weather by month
What is the average weather like in a given month for France? Let's find out! Click on a month to check all the monthly averages for sunshine, temperature highs and lows, percentage chance of rain per day, snowfall accumulation and number of rainy days.
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Islands France
Ski areas France
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- Serre Chevalier
- Super Besse
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- Tignes - Val d'Isère
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- Valberg
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Popular places in France
- Biarritz
- Annecy
- Le Puy-en-Velay
- Colmar
- Marseille
- Lacanau-Océan
- Soorts-Hossegor
- Le Cap d’Agde
- Cassis
- Rocamadour
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- Nice
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- Lyon
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- Carnon-Plage
- Bordeaux
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- La Rochelle
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- Paris
- Lille
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- Nancy
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- Melun
- Le Havre
- Tours
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- Orléans
- Mulhouse
- Rennes
- Reims
- Caen
- Angers
- Dijon
- Nîmes
- Limoges
- Aix-en-Provence
- Perpignan
- Brest
- Le Mans
- Amiens
- Besançon
- Calais
- Poitiers
- Versailles
- Kerbrient
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Frequently asked questions
Where is France?
France lies in a straight line about 5,940 km from United States (New York → Paris). By car the distance is 459 km. You are on your way 5 hours and 50 minutes without delay.
How long is the flight to France?
The flight time from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to France is approximately 12 h. 50 min.
What are the largest airports in France?
These are the largest airports in France:
- Paris-Orly Airport – Paris
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport – Paris
- Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport – Lyon
- Marseille Provence Airport – Marseille
- Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport – Nice
- Strasbourg Airport – Strasbourg
- Nantes Atlantique Airport – Nantes
- Aurillac Airport – Aurillac
- Pontoise - Cormeilles-en-Vexin Airport – Cormeilles-en-Vexin
- Lannion-Côte de Granit Airport – Lannion
How many inhabitants are there in France?
France has approximately 67,247,000 inhabitants.
How big is France?
The area of France is around 675,417 km². It is 3x bigger than United States.
What is the capital of France?
The capital of France is Paris.
What is the currency of France?
In France the Euro (EUR) is used to pay.
Exchange rates on 21 September 2021
- 1 Euro = 0.84 US dollar
- 1 US dollar = 1.19 Euro
- 10 Euro = 8.42 US dollar
- 10 US dollar = 11.88 Euro
- 100 Euro = 84.21 US dollar
- 100 US dollar = 118.75 Euro
What is the area code of France?
The area code to call France is +33.