Paris, Île-de-France, France climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Paris, Île-de-France, France, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 25°C, and its coldest is February, with an average low of 1°C.
Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026. via Wikipedia
Notable weather in Paris
The August 2003 European heat wave was catastrophic around Paris, contributing to roughly 15,000 heat-related deaths across France. Read more →
Paris average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Paris, Île-de-France, France, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| February | 8°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| March | 12°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| April | 15°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 18°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| June | 22°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| July | 24°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| August | 25°C | 14°C | 3 mm |
| September | 21°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| October | 16°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| November | 10°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| December | 7°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 41°C on 2019-07-25
- Coldest day on record: -16°C on 1985-01-16
Percentiles compare each day to Paris, Île-de-France, France's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →