Weekly note

France in November

4 of the 5 destinations in France are in season in November: 0 a sweet spot, 0 good, 4 ok.

None of these has November as a sweet spot or good; 4 are ok: Corsica, Paris, Mont-Saint-Michel and Chamonix. Best avoided at 1 of them.

Ranked for November

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Corsica ok 17° cool 12d — 17C max, 12 rainy days
2 Paris ok 11° cool 9d £109 11C max, 9 rainy days
3 Mont-Saint-Michel ok 12° cool 12d — 12C max, 12 rainy days
4 Chamonix ok 9° cool 12d — 9C max, 12 rainy days

Fares are the typical return from London for November departures, in GBP; a dash means none has been seen yet for November departures.

Not this November

Other months for France

November elsewhere

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about France as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.