Weekly note

France in September

5 of the 5 destinations in France are in season in September: 3 a sweet spot, 1 good, 1 ok.

September is a sweet spot at 3 of these 5 places: Paris, Corsica and Mont-Saint-Michel.

Ranked for September

#PlaceVerdict High Rain Fare Why
1 Paris sweet spot 22° 7d £102 22C max, 7 rainy days
2 Corsica sweet spot 27° 5d — 27C max, 5 rainy days
3 Strasbourg good 22° 8d — 22C max, 8 rainy days
4 Mont-Saint-Michel sweet spot 21° 10d — 21C max, 10 rainy days
5 Chamonix okbusy 19° 10d — busier than usual

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

Other months for France

September 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.