Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Paris features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (45 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -18 °C (-1 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1396 mm (55.0 inches) and receives 112 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Paris enjoys an average of 3116 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 56 minutes to 14 hours 20 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Paris are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 28 °C (80 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 10 °C (45 - 50 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Paris experiences 156 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 25 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 26°C (78°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 42°C (107°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 26°C (80°F) |
Mean maximum | 23°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 24°C (75°F) |
Average high | 13°C (55°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Average low | 2°C (37°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 5°C (41°F) |
Mean minimum | -7°C (20°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -0°C (31°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 4°C (39°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Minimum | -13°C (8°F) | -18°C (-1°F) | -7°C (20°F) | 0°C (33°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
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Paris usually has the most precipitation in April, May and October, with an average of 10 rainy days and 174 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Paris are July, September and November. On average, 73 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 89 (3.5) | 129 (5.1) | 132 (5.2) | 190 (7.5) | 197 (7.8) | 110 (4.3) | 67 (2.6) | 96 (3.8) | 88 (3.5) | 136 (5.4) | 64 (2.5) | 97 (3.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Paris are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Paris: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 1 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164 | 164 | 224 | 249 | 288 | 340 | 354 | 329 | 284 | 261 | 234 | 219 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 11m | 10h 58m | 11h 59m | 13h 2m | 13h 54m | 14h 20m | 14h 6m | 13h 19m | 12h 19m | 11h 17m | 10h 23m | 9h 56m |
Paris experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, February and December are in the Moderate / High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 6. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Paris UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 |