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Best time to go to France

The best time to go to France is from april until october, in which you have a soft or pleasant temperature and barely till little rainfall. The highest average temperature in France is 25° in july and the lowest is 6° in january.

If you want to know what the average temperature is in France or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.

Average temperature and rainfall per month for France
	Max temp	Precip	Snow days
Jan	6°	65 mm	2
Feb	8°	66 mm	3
Mar	13°	50 mm	0
Apr	16°	59 mm	0
May	19°	87 mm	0
Jun	22°	80 mm	0
Jul	25°	69 mm	0
Aug	25°	76 mm	0
Sep	22°	48 mm	0
Oct	17°	61 mm	0
Nov	11°	70 mm	0
Dec	7°	91 mm	3

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Best travel months

What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to France indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for France.

Best travel months
	General	Sunproof	Warm	Cold
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Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

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Holiday France

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Hotels and apartments in France

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Climate France

In France there are 3 types of climates prevailing, namely the temperate oceanic climate, hot-summer mediterranean climate and warm-summer mediterranean climate. The average annual temperature for France is 16° degrees and there is 823 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 120 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 4.

Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Paris in France per month.

	Average max °C	Average min °C	MM rain	Rain days	Snow days	Dry days	Wind force in Bft	Average UV-index
Jan	6°	2°	65 mm	17	2	12	3	2
Feb	8°	2°	66 mm	17	3	8	3	2
Mar	13°	4°	50 mm	13	0	18	3	3
Apr	16°	7°	59 mm	17	0	13	3	3
May	19°	11°	87 mm	20	0	11	3	4
Jun	22°	14°	80 mm	19	0	11	3	5
Jul	25°	17°	69 mm	20	0	11	3	5
Aug	25°	16°	76 mm	17	0	14	2	5
Sep	22°	13°	48 mm	13	0	17	2	5
Oct	17°	9°	61 mm	16	0	15	3	4
Nov	11°	7°	70 mm	17	0	13	3	2
Dec	7°	3°	91 mm	18	3	10	3	2

Climate per month

Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 6° in january in France and at least around 2° degrees. In january there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 65 mm. The it will be dry 12 days this month in France and on average, it snows 2 days in january.

Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 8° in february in France and at least around 2° degrees. In february there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 66 mm. The it will be dry 8 days this month in France and on average, it snows 3 days in february.

Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 13° in march in France and at least around 4° degrees. In march there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 50 mm and the it will be dry 18 days this month in France.

Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 16° in april in France and at least around 7° degrees. In april there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 59 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in France.

Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday

Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 19° in may in France and at least around 11° degrees. In may there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 87 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in France.

Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday

Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 22° in june in France and at least around 14° degrees. In june there are 19 days of rainfall with a total of 80 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in France.

Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday

Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 25° in july in France and at least around 17° degrees. In july there are 20 days of rainfall with a total of 69 mm and the it will be dry 11 days this month in France.

Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday

Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 25° in august in France and at least around 16° degrees. In august there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 76 mm and the it will be dry 14 days this month in France.

Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday

Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 22° in september in France and at least around 13° degrees. In september there are 13 days of rainfall with a total of 48 mm and the it will be dry 17 days this month in France.

Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday

Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 17° in october in France and at least around 9° degrees. In october there are 16 days of rainfall with a total of 61 mm and the it will be dry 15 days this month in France.

Suitable month for: road trip • walking and cycling holiday

Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 11° in november in France and at least around 7° degrees. In november there are 17 days of rainfall with a total of 70 mm and the it will be dry 13 days this month in France.

Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 7° in december in France and at least around 3° degrees. In december there are 18 days of rainfall with a total of 91 mm. The it will be dry 10 days this month in France and on average, it snows 3 days in december.

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Weather statistics France

View all weather statistics from France per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between France and United Kingdom.

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Weather forecast France

14 day weather forecast France

The weather for Paris in France will be 18° till 15° degrees in the next 14 days with a couple of days chance of light rain showers.

Weather forecast this week
	Mo24 Sep	Tu25 Sep	We26 Sep	Th27 Sep	Fr28 Sep	Sa29 Sep	Su30 Sep

Max (°C)	18°	18°	21°	25°	22°	19°	17°
Min (°C)	11°	10°	10°	13°	14°	11°	10°

Rainfall and quantity
Rainfall (%)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rainfall (mm)	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm
UV-index
UV-index	7	7	6	7	5	6	4

Weather forecast next week
	Mo1 Oct	Tu2 Oct	We3 Oct	Th4 Oct	Fr5 Oct	Sa6 Oct	Su7 Oct

Max (°C)	17°	18°	22°	23°	22°	15°	15°
Min (°C)	11°	9°	12°	13°	13°	13°	10°

Rainfall and quantity
Rainfall (%)	15%	0%	0%	0%	0%	15%	15%
Rainfall (mm)	0.1mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0mm	0.2mm	0.2mm
UV-index
UV-index	6	6	6	6	6	2	3

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About France

France is in the continental part Europa and the capital is Paris. It is 675.417 km² with 3.427 km of coastline and has a population of 67.247.000. In terms of area, the country is 3x as big as United Kingdom. If you want to call France you have to use +33 or 0033 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +335012457809 or 00335012457809.

France is in a straight line at 343 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 1 hour and 15 min. If you are going to drive here by car, then the route is 476 km from London to the capital city Paris and you are about 5 minutes and 40 minutes on your way without stops and delay..

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Time difference France

In France it is now 23:06 hour in the evening on monday 24 september 2018. That is 1 hour later than in United Kingdom. The time zone of France is Europe/Paris and the Greenwich time is UTC+02.