climigo

France

When to go?

The best months are June–September.

Climate zones

ItalySpainPortugalAndorraJerseyMonacoSwitzerlandLiechtensteinAustriaLuxembourgGermanyNetherlandsBelgiumIrelandUnited KingdomCorsicaAuvergne-Rhône-AlpesBourgogne-Franche-ComtéBrittanyCentre-Val de LoireGrand EstHauts-de-FranceÎle-de-FranceNouvelle-AquitaineNormandyOccitaniaProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurPays de la LoireParisParisParisLe Mont Saint-MichelLe Mont Saint-MichelLe Mont Saint-MichelMarseilleMarseilleMarseilleLyonLyonLyonStrasbourgStrasbourgStrasbourgToulouseToulouseToulouseNiceNiceNiceBordeauxBordeauxBordeauxNantesNantesNantesLilleLilleLilleMontpellierMontpellierMontpellierRouenRouenRouen

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 7°1°
February 9°2°
March 12°3°
April 16°6°
May 19°9°
June 23°13°
July 25°14°
August 25°14°
September 22°12°
October 17°9°
November 11°5°
December 8°2°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec1.3 · 7.4 °CJanuary: 1.3 · 7.4 °C1.5 · 8.9 °CFebruary: 1.5 · 8.9 °C3.3 · 12.3 °CMarch: 3.3 · 12.3 °C5.6 · 15.5 °CApril: 5.6 · 15.5 °C9.1 · 19.2 °CMay: 9.1 · 19.2 °C12.7 · 23.4 °CJune: 12.7 · 23.4 °C14.3 · 25.3 °CJuly: 14.3 · 25.3 °C14.3 · 25.4 °CAugust: 14.3 · 25.4 °C11.5 · 21.6 °CSeptember: 11.5 · 21.6 °C8.7 · 17.1 °COctober: 8.7 · 17.1 °C4.5 · 11.1 °CNovember: 4.5 · 11.1 °C2.1 · 8.0 °CDecember: 2.1 · 8.0 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 1.3 – 7.4 °C
Feb 1.5 – 8.9 °C
Mar 3.3 – 12.3 °C
Apr 5.6 – 15.5 °C
May 9.1 – 19.2 °C
Jun 12.7 – 23.4 °C
Jul 14.3 – 25.3 °C
Aug 14.3 – 25.4 °C
Sep 11.5 – 21.6 °C
Oct 8.7 – 17.1 °C
Nov 4.5 – 11.1 °C
Dec 2.1 – 8.0 °C

How much it rains

January 73 mm12 d
February 56 mm10 d
March 58 mm11 d
April 62 mm11 d
May 74 mm11 d
June 67 mm9 d
July 61 mm8 d
August 66 mm8 d
September 65 mm8 d
October 85 mm11 d
November 88 mm12 d
December 82 mm12 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec73 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a dayJanuary: 73 mm · 12 rain days · 6 mm a day56 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayFebruary: 56 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day58 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a dayMarch: 58 mm · 11 rain days · 5 mm a day62 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 62 mm · 11 rain days · 6 mm a day74 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a dayMay: 74 mm · 11 rain days · 7 mm a day67 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayJune: 67 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayJuly: 61 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day66 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayAugust: 66 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day65 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a daySeptember: 65 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day85 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a dayOctober: 85 mm · 11 rain days · 8 mm a day88 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayNovember: 88 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day82 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a dayDecember: 82 mm · 12 rain days · 7 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 73 mm12 d
Feb 56 mm10 d
Mar 58 mm11 d
Apr 62 mm11 d
May 74 mm11 d
Jun 67 mm9 d
Jul 61 mm8 d
Aug 66 mm8 d
Sep 65 mm8 d
Oct 85 mm11 d
Nov 88 mm12 d
Dec 82 mm12 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 00
February 10 h 21
March 11 h 52
April 13 h 33
May 14 h 59
June 15 h 47
July 15 h 27
August 14 h 12
September 12 h 35
October 10 h 58
November 9 h 27
December 8 h 37

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Snow on the ground

January 5 cm
February 6 cm
March 5 cm
April 3 cm
May 2 cm
June –
July –
August –
September –
October –
November 1 cm
December 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

0510 cmJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec5 cmJanuary: 5 cm6 cmFebruary: 6 cm5 cmMarch: 5 cm3 cmApril: 3 cm2 cmMay: 2 cm0 cmJune: 0 cm0 cmJuly: 0 cm0 cmAugust: 0 cm0 cmSeptember: 0 cm0 cmOctober: 0 cm1 cmNovember: 1 cm3 cmDecember: 3 cm

Mean snow depth on the ground (cm)

Jan 5 cm
Feb 6 cm
Mar 5 cm
Apr 3 cm
May 2 cm
Jun 0 cm
Jul 0 cm
Aug 0 cm
Sep 0 cm
Oct 0 cm
Nov 1 cm
Dec 3 cm

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

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