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Where to go in France in summer

Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February south of the equator. These are the places in France where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Summer in the north: June to August

5 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 4 of them in each of the three.

  1. Corsica France June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–31°C
  2. Strasbourg France June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  3. Chamonix France June: goodJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–23°C
  4. Mont-Saint-Michel France June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–23°C
  5. Paris France June: okJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 25–26°C

Summer in South Asia: March to May

5 of the 5 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 3 of them in each of the three.

  1. Paris France March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 13–20°C
  2. Chamonix France March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 9–16°C
  3. Corsica France March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 16–22°C
  4. Strasbourg France March: okApril: goodMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 12–20°C
  5. Mont-Saint-Michel France March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 13–18°C

Summer in the south: December to February

None of these places is a sweet spot or good in two or more of December, January and February.

Fewer than two good months

France, season by season

Summer elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from London, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank