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Best time to visit Paris

Late May–Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.7°C, with 2.2 rainy days per 10 days.

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Photo: Yann Caradec from Paris, France (CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Paris season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 2.1)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 4.9)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 5.3)Mid Feb: Off-season (season score 18.5)Late Feb: Off-season (season score 18.8)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 26.6)Mid Mar: Okay (season score 53.1)Late Mar: Okay (season score 56.1)Early Apr: Good (season score 66.9)Mid Apr: Great (season score 74.3)Late Apr: Great (season score 81.6)Early May: Great (season score 80.2)Mid May: Great (season score 85.7)Late May: Best (season score 90.6)Early Jun: Best (season score 93.5)Mid Jun: Best (season score 92.6)Late Jun: Best (season score 93.3)Early Jul: Best (season score 91.5)Mid Jul: Best (season score 94.7)Late Jul: Best (season score 89.6)Early Aug: Best (season score 87.0)Mid Aug: Best (season score 89.6)Late Aug: Best (season score 94.5)Early Sep: Best (season score 100.0)Mid Sep: Best (season score 97.1)Late Sep: Best (season score 92.8)Early Oct: Great (season score 80.3)Mid Oct: Great (season score 79.7)Late Oct: Good (season score 65.4)Early Nov: Okay (season score 45.2)Mid Nov: Fair (season score 33.0)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 14.6)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 3.6)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 6.2)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 1.1)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid7.7°C2.873.7%
FebruaryAvoid9.5°C2.869.8%
MarchOkay13.2°C2.965.0%
AprilGreat17.2°C2.263.1%
MayGreat20.7°C2.967.4%
JuneBest24.7°C2.463.5%
JulyBest26.4°C2.061.8%
AugustBest26.2°C2.561.2%
SeptemberBest22.2°C2.058.3%
OctoberGreat17.1°C2.966.8%
NovemberFair11.4°C3.073.5%
DecemberAvoid8.4°C3.374.3%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: PARIS-MONTSOURIS(4 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.