Best time to visit Paris
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
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Month by month
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° | 10d | 86% | 3.4h | avoid | 7C max, 10 rainy days |
| Feb | 10° | 9d | 81% | 5.2h | ok | 10C max, 9 rainy days |
| Mar | 13° | 10d | 76% | 7.4h | ok | 13C max, 10 rainy days |
| Apr | 17° | 6d | 68% | 10.1h | sweet spot | 17C max, 6 rainy days |
| May | 20° | 10d | 70% | 11.0h | goodbusy | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| Jun | 25° | 9d | 67% | 12.2h | sweet spot busy | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| Jul | 26° | 7d | 62% | 12.0h | sweet spot busy | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| Aug | 26° | 6d | 65% | 10.9h | sweet spot busy | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| Sep | 22° | 7d | 72% | 9.0h | goodbusy | peak: This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals… |
| Oct | 17° | 10d | 81% | 6.4h | ok | 17C max, 10 rainy days |
| Nov | 11° | 9d | 86% | 4.7h | okbusy | shoulder season |
| Dec | 9° | 11d | 88% | 3.2h | avoid | 9C max, 11 rainy days |
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
Getting there
How far Paris is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Brussels
- from London
- from Amsterdam
- from Frankfurt
- from Zurich
- from Munich
- from Dublin
- from Barcelona
The year in Paris
Paris generally sees a mix of rainy and sunny days throughout the year; visiting during shoulder seasons offers a good balance of pleasant weather and fewer crowds.
| Busiest |
early May to late Sep — This period sees the most pleasant weather and numerous festivals attracting tourists.
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| Quieter, still good |
early Mar to late Apr — Springtime brings moderate crowds with blooming flowers and gradually warming temperatures.
early Oct to mid Nov — Fall offers mild weather and fewer tourists, making it a good time for visits.
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This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
The rest of the trip
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