Best time to visit Paris

France · Europe

All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.

The year in Paris

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Go in Apr, Jun, Jul or Aug — these months score within a whisker of each other; in Aug, 26C max, 6 rainy days. Sep is the next best.

Prices thereModerate, about 77% of the US
MoneyEuro
PlugsType C and E, 230 / 400 V
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Best in August 26°C · 6 rainy days quiet August in Paris ›

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Things to do in Paris

Eiffel Tower No other monument better symbolizes Paris.
The Louvre One of the finest museums in the world of art and culture.
Catacombes de Paris Used to store the exhumed bones from the overflowing Paris cemetery.
Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile The Arc de Triomphe exudes grandeur and offers a central view of the city.
Notre Dame Cathedral Impressive Gothic cathedral that was the inspiration for Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Le Moulin Rouge Cabaret in Paris, France
Sacré-Cœur This wedding cake-white church rises visibly above the north part of Paris.

Tours and tickets in Paris

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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Paris, Paris/18th arrondissement), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.

Paris in pictures

Eiffel Tower — i

Benh LIEU SONG, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Catacombes de Paris — i

Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile — i

ZeusUpsistos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Notre Dame Cathedral — i

P e z i, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Le Moulin Rouge — i

Juanedc from Zaragoza, España, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sacré-Cœur — i

Tonchino, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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	good	20C max, 10 rainy days
Jun	25°	8d	67%	12.2h	sweet spot	25C max, 8 rainy days
Jul	26°	5d	62%	12.0h	sweet spot busy	busier than usual
Aug	26°	6d	65%	10.9h	sweet spot	26C max, 6 rainy days
Sep	22°	7d	71%	9.2h	good	22C max, 7 rainy days
Oct	17°	10d	81%	6.4h	good	17C max, 10 rainy days
Nov	11°	9d	86%	4.7h	ok	11C max, 9 rainy days
Dec	9°	11d	88%	3.2h	avoid	9C max, 11 rainy days

Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.

Weather read at central Paris: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.

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.

Big events in Paris

Paris Marathon 4 Apr 2027
Paris's city marathon, the ASICS Marathon de Paris from 2027 (its 50th edition), finishing on Avenue Foch.
Tour de France finish expected 25 Jul 2027 · roads close and some metro stations shut around the Champs-Élysées and Montmartre
The Tour de France's final stage, finishing on the Champs-Élysées after laps that climb Montmartre.

Dates from each event's own site, which can change them: check there before you book. Expect the town busier while they run.

How busy it gets

Busiest in July.

Then and now

Paris's June days now average 24.5°C, 4.1°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 9 of 12 months are clearly warmer.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1981–90	6.3°	7.2°	10.8°	13.7°	17.7°	20.5°	23.5°	23.0°	20.1°	16.1°	10.3°	7.4°
2017–26	7.3°	10.0°	12.9°	16.5°	19.8°	24.5°	26.0°	25.7°	22.0°	17.3°	11.2°	8.7°
Change	+1.1°	+2.7°	+2.1°	+2.8°	+2.1°	+4.1°	+2.6°	+2.7°	+1.9°	+1.3°	+0.9°	+1.3°

The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.

Busy and quiet times 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.
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.

Written by a language model from the climate figures above. 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.

What Paris is like

Paris, the cosmopolitan capital of France, has the reputation of being the most beautiful and romantic of all cities, brimming with historic associations and remaining vastly influential in the realms of culture, art, fashion, food and design. More on Wikivoyage

Worth seeing: Eiffel Tower. No other monument better symbolizes Paris. Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile. The Arc de Triomphe exudes grandeur and offers a central view of the city. More on Wikivoyage
Worth doing: French Open (Roland Garros). One of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments. It is scheduled for two weeks from the last Sunday in May. More on Wikivoyage
Getting in: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG IATA), is the primary airport. Colloquially known as Roissy Airport, it is north of the city and is used mainly for long haul flights. More on Wikivoyage
Staying safe: Paris is a relatively safe city. This does not stop it from being plagued by petty crime, especially pickpocketing, and muggings. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Paris, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.

Getting there

By rail from the airport (CDG), by train: RER B.

Lines that stop at the airport's terminals, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); the operators' own timetables have the times and fares.

How far Paris is depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.

Like a local in Paris

On arrival

Paying — Visa, Mastercard and French CB cards work in almost all shops, restaurants and hotels, and contactless is widespread. Some places post a minimum spend for cards.
UPI, for visitors from India — Only at a few places, through Lyra: Eiffel Tower tickets bought online and the Galeries Lafayette store on boulevard Haussmann in Paris. Bring a card for everything else.
Tipping — Not expected, as service is included by law; locals leave small change or a few euros for good service. Taxi tips are optional.

Getting around Paris

Load tickets onto a Navigo Easy card (€2 at stations) or your phone with the Île-de-France Mobilités app. A bank card can be tapped only on buses, the Montmartre funicular and the Orly airport exit of metro line 14, at a dearer fare with no free changes; metro line 1 follows in July 2027.

Apps — Rides: Bolt, FreeNow, G7, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.

Paris has an excellent public transport system that spans every inch of the city. More on Wikivoyage

From the Wikivoyage article on Paris, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ferries from Paris

Neuilly-Plaisance → Gournay-sur-Marne · about 40 min

Crossings within 60 km, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Times are typical where the map records them.

Help

Emergency — 112 (any emergency) · police 17 · ambulance 15 · fire 18.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

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Before you go

Type C and E plugs at 230 / 400 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Euro. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Entry rules for British travellers. Everything for France: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.

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Paris is in France, Europe. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.

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