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Best time to visit France

Capital: ParisFrench, Catalan, BasqueUpdated October 2026
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When to visit France

May–June and September; July–August is hot and crowded in Paris and the south, and many Parisians leave. Alps ski December–April; the Riviera is mild in winter.

Best months across France

Average daily high in °C; ★ marks the best months for each place.

PlaceJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Paris6°8°12°★ 16°★ 20°★ 23°25°25°★ 22°★ 16°11°7°
Nice12°12°14°16°★ 19°★ 23°26°26°★ 23°★ 20°16°13°
Provence10°11°15°18°★ 23°★ 29°32°31°★ 26°★ 21°15°11°
French Riviera12°12°14°16°★ 19°★ 23°26°26°★ 23°★ 20°16°13°
Lyon6°8°12°★ 17°★ 21°★ 26°28°28°★ 24°★ 18°11°7°
Marseille11°12°16°★ 20°★ 24°★ 30°33°32°★ 27°★ 22°16°12°
Bordeaux10°11°14°18°★ 21°★ 25°27°28°★ 25°★ 20°14°10°
Cannes12°12°15°18°★ 22°★ 27°30°30°★ 26°★ 21°16°13°
Strasbourg5°6°11°17°★ 20°★ 25°27°26°★ 22°★ 16°10°★ 5°
Chamonix★ 2°★ 2°★ 6°12°16°★ 21°★ 22°★ 22°★ 18°14°8°★ 3°
Annecy5°6°11°16°★ 19°★ 24°★ 26°26°★ 22°17°11°6°
Corsica12°13°15°18°★ 22°★ 27°30°30°★ 26°★ 22°17°14°
Aix-en-Provence10°11°15°★ 18°★ 23°★ 29°32°31°★ 26°★ 21°15°11°
Toulouse9°10°14°★ 18°★ 21°★ 27°30°30°★ 26°★ 21°14°10°
Loire Valley7°8°12°16°★ 20°★ 24°27°27°★ 23°★ 18°12°8°
Normandy8°9°12°15°★ 18°★ 22°★ 23°23°★ 20°16°12°8°
Montpellier11°11°15°★ 18°★ 22°★ 27°30°29°★ 25°★ 20°15°11°
Avignon10°11°15°★ 20°★ 24°★ 30°33°32°★ 27°★ 21°15°11°
Biarritz11°11°14°17°★ 20°★ 24°27°27°★ 25°★ 21°14°11°
Colmar5°6°12°17°★ 21°★ 25°27°26°★ 22°★ 16°10°5°
Saint-Tropez12°12°15°18°★ 22°★ 27°30°30°★ 26°21°16°13°
Antibes12°13°15°18°★ 22°★ 27°30°30°★ 26°★ 21°16°13°
Nantes9°10°13°16°★ 19°★ 23°★ 25°★ 24°★ 22°18°12°9°
Lille6°7°11°15°★ 18°★ 22°★ 23°★ 23°★ 20°16°10°6°
Carcassonne10°11°15°★ 18°★ 22°★ 28°31°30°★ 26°★ 21°15°11°
Brittany8°9°12°16°19°★ 23°★ 24°★ 24°★ 22°17°12°9°
Dordogne8°10°14°17°★ 21°★ 25°28°28°★ 24°★ 19°13°9°

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