As with many places, spring (April to early June) and autumn (late September to mid-November) are the best times to be in Paris, at least as far as the weather is concerned.

Summer (mid-June through mid-September) is fine, though, and winter (mid-November through March) has its pleasures as well as its problems.

There are no hard and fast rules about summer and winter, each can be mild or extreme, depending on the year and your luck.

In winter you may find the constant lack of sunshine and the occasional bitter-cold wind more disappointing than the periodic precipitation. The sun comes up late and low, and goes down early. Skies are usually grey.

Besides weather, you must consider crowds, as Paris is perhaps the most popular city destination in the world.

The early weeks of February, March, April, June, and September are often busy months for trade expositions, art exhibits, fashion shows, and the like, and hotels will be heavily booked. Likewise the third weeks in September, October, and November.

July and August see fewer French travelers vying for hotel rooms in Paris—the French are all away at the beach—but increased numbers of foreign tourists arrive.

Paris' Average Daily Temperatures & Rainfall
°Celsius & Millimeters of Rain

Jan 3° 81

Feb 4° 74

Mar 8° 61

Apr 11° 69

May 14° 81

Jun 18° 89

Jul 19° 84

Aug 19° 94

Sep 16° 84

Oct 12° 76

Nov 7° 89

Dec 4° 79

°Fahrenheit & Inches of Rain

Jan 38° 3.2

Feb 39° 2.9

Mar 46° 2.4

Apr 51° 2.7

May 58° 3.2

Jun 64° 3.5

Jul 66° 3.3

Aug 66° 3.7

Sep 61° 3.3

Oct 53° 3.0

Nov 45° 3.5

Dec 40° 3.1

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