Temperate · France

Paris weather, year by year

In Paris, the year averages 11.9 °C, from 2.2 °C on February nights to 24.9 °C on July afternoons. 2020 still holds the title of warmest year since 1940.

YearYear 2025

Mean tempMean temp 12.9 °C

vs normalvs normal +1.0 °C

RankRank 4/86

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The climate of Paris

July is the warmest month (highs around 24.9 °C) and February the coldest (lows around 2.2 °C). About 671 mm of precipitation falls each year.

Average low → highPrecipitation (mm)Normal 1991–2020

Every year in Paris since 1940, ranked

Pick a measure and line up all 86 years against the 1991–2020 normal. 2025 ranks 4 of 86 (+1.0 °C).

194019832025

2025 · 12.9 °C · +1.0 °C vs normal · rank 4 of 86

Warmest years

1202013.3 °C
2202213.3 °C
3202313.3 °C
4201812.9 °C
5202512.9 °C

Coldest years

119639.9 °C
2198510.0 °C
3195610.0 °C
4198710.2 °C
5198010.2 °C

All 86 years in a table

Year	Mean temperature	Daytime highs	Night lows	Precipitation	Hot days (30 °C+)	Frost days	Snowfall	Rainy days
2025	12.9 °C	17.3 °C	8.7 °C	676 mm	21 days	32 days	4 cm	120 days
2024	12.8 °C	16.4 °C	9.2 °C	980 mm	11 days	19 days	9 cm	162 days
2023	13.3 °C	17.4 °C	9.3 °C	846 mm	18 days	23 days	3 cm	139 days
2022	13.3 °C	17.7 °C	8.8 °C	651 mm	19 days	30 days	5 cm	113 days
2021	11.8 °C	15.8 °C	7.8 °C	790 mm	2 days	29 days	7 cm	142 days
2020	13.3 °C	17.5 °C	9.0 °C	710 mm	19 days	11 days	0 cm	121 days
2019	12.6 °C	16.8 °C	8.4 °C	804 mm	17 days	22 days	18 cm	145 days
2018	12.9 °C	17.1 °C	8.8 °C	727 mm	16 days	35 days	22 cm	131 days
2017	12.3 °C	16.4 °C	8.3 °C	664 mm	10 days	29 days	2 cm	123 days
2016	11.8 °C	15.7 °C	8.1 °C	708 mm	12 days	29 days	4 cm	131 days
2015	12.5 °C	16.6 °C	8.4 °C	535 mm	19 days	26 days	2 cm	106 days
2014	12.6 °C	16.6 °C	8.8 °C	812 mm	2 days	8 days	1 cm	145 days
2013	11.4 °C	15.0 °C	7.7 °C	671 mm	10 days	38 days	35 cm	127 days
2012	11.8 °C	15.7 °C	7.9 °C	664 mm	8 days	32 days	7 cm	131 days
2011	12.8 °C	17.0 °C	8.6 °C	572 mm	7 days	16 days	0 cm	106 days
2010	10.8 °C	14.7 °C	7.0 °C	606 mm	9 days	60 days	47 cm	111 days
2009	11.9 °C	16.1 °C	7.7 °C	613 mm	11 days	42 days	17 cm	118 days
2008	11.7 °C	15.6 °C	7.9 °C	654 mm	5 days	38 days	8 cm	135 days
2007	12.1 °C	16.1 °C	8.3 °C	698 mm	3 days	20 days	3 cm	127 days
2006	12.2 °C	16.1 °C	8.4 °C	644 mm	19 days	42 days	9 cm	129 days
2005	11.9 °C	15.9 °C	8.0 °C	535 mm	15 days	46 days	24 cm	113 days
2004	11.7 °C	15.5 °C	8.0 °C	577 mm	5 days	33 days	19 cm	114 days
2003	12.3 °C	16.7 °C	8.0 °C	513 mm	21 days	45 days	8 cm	105 days
2002	12.2 °C	16.0 °C	8.4 °C	789 mm	8 days	17 days	2 cm	131 days
2001	11.7 °C	15.3 °C	8.2 °C	876 mm	8 days	36 days	3 cm	150 days
2000	12.0 °C	15.6 °C	8.5 °C	828 mm	3 days	17 days	1 cm	153 days
1999	12.1 °C	15.8 °C	8.6 °C	804 mm	5 days	25 days	23 cm	148 days
1998	11.5 °C	15.3 °C	7.8 °C	655 mm	7 days	39 days	3 cm	136 days
1997	11.8 °C	16.0 °C	7.8 °C	654 mm	9 days	36 days	18 cm	117 days
1996	10.5 °C	14.3 °C	6.7 °C	559 mm	3 days	57 days	18 cm	117 days
1995	11.9 °C	15.8 °C	8.0 °C	684 mm	16 days	33 days	8 cm	133 days
1994	12.3 °C	16.0 °C	8.7 °C	768 mm	11 days	15 days	4 cm	134 days
1993	10.9 °C	14.5 °C	7.4 °C	727 mm	0 days	42 days	5 cm	124 days
1992	11.3 °C	15.0 °C	7.6 °C	587 mm	6 days	36 days	1 cm	116 days
1991	10.7 °C	14.4 °C	7.1 °C	492 mm	4 days	48 days	6 cm	112 days
1990	12.1 °C	15.9 °C	8.1 °C	533 mm	13 days	21 days	6 cm	103 days
1989	11.9 °C	15.8 °C	7.9 °C	576 mm	5 days	40 days	3 cm	100 days
1988	11.4 °C	14.7 °C	8.1 °C	744 mm	0 days	15 days	4 cm	130 days
1987	10.2 °C	13.4 °C	6.8 °C	739 mm	2 days	62 days	28 cm	140 days
1986	10.3 °C	13.9 °C	6.6 °C	695 mm	4 days	55 days	30 cm	136 days
1985	10.0 °C	13.7 °C	6.3 °C	558 mm	1 day	65 days	15 cm	117 days
1984	10.7 °C	14.2 °C	7.1 °C	796 mm	3 days	33 days	16 cm	135 days
1983	11.3 °C	14.9 °C	7.7 °C	652 mm	7 days	44 days	10 cm	132 days
1982	11.5 °C	15.2 °C	7.8 °C	706 mm	7 days	31 days	15 cm	142 days
1981	10.9 °C	14.1 °C	7.6 °C	907 mm	1 day	43 days	19 cm	159 days
1980	10.2 °C	13.6 °C	6.7 °C	734 mm	2 days	48 days	15 cm	139 days
1979	10.2 °C	13.5 °C	6.8 °C	780 mm	1 day	51 days	22 cm	141 days
1978	10.2 °C	13.7 °C	6.7 °C	791 mm	0 days	50 days	44 cm	151 days
1977	10.9 °C	14.3 °C	7.4 °C	765 mm	0 days	33 days	1 cm	161 days
1976	11.5 °C	15.4 °C	7.4 °C	485 mm	18 days	45 days	9 cm	101 days
1975	10.8 °C	14.3 °C	7.2 °C	720 mm	7 days	36 days	14 cm	133 days
1974	11.1 °C	14.7 °C	7.5 °C	793 mm	4 days	19 days	8 cm	166 days
1973	10.7 °C	14.6 °C	6.7 °C	615 mm	8 days	57 days	13 cm	129 days
1972	10.2 °C	13.9 °C	6.6 °C	848 mm	0 days	28 days	9 cm	156 days
1971	10.7 °C	14.6 °C	6.7 °C	632 mm	3 days	49 days	10 cm	115 days
1970	10.7 °C	14.2 °C	7.1 °C	770 mm	1 day	41 days	44 cm	170 days
1969	10.7 °C	14.5 °C	6.9 °C	728 mm	2 days	53 days	25 cm	139 days
1968	10.4 °C	13.8 °C	6.9 °C	740 mm	1 day	51 days	28 cm	151 days
1967	10.9 °C	14.5 °C	7.1 °C	744 mm	3 days	37 days	3 cm	132 days
1966	11.3 °C	14.9 °C	7.9 °C	783 mm	0 days	27 days	6 cm	150 days
1965	10.5 °C	14.1 °C	6.9 °C	850 mm	0 days	43 days	12 cm	162 days
1964	11.0 °C	14.5 °C	7.3 °C	579 mm	7 days	56 days	11 cm	120 days
1963	9.9 °C	13.6 °C	6.4 °C	677 mm	1 day	70 days	13 cm	124 days
1962	10.2 °C	13.9 °C	6.3 °C	606 mm	2 days	62 days	27 cm	125 days
1961	12.0 °C	15.9 °C	8.0 °C	599 mm	9 days	31 days	1 cm	123 days
1960	11.1 °C	14.8 °C	7.5 °C	775 mm	0 days	36 days	9 cm	150 days
1959	12.1 °C	16.2 °C	8.1 °C	450 mm	4 days	35 days	13 cm	104 days
1958	11.1 °C	14.5 °C	7.6 °C	930 mm	0 days	43 days	44 cm	165 days
1957	11.5 °C	15.1 °C	7.9 °C	668 mm	6 days	33 days	4 cm	126 days
1956	10.0 °C	13.4 °C	6.4 °C	617 mm	0 days	60 days	15 cm	118 days
1955	10.9 °C	14.5 °C	7.1 °C	577 mm	3 days	64 days	19 cm	113 days
1954	10.5 °C	13.8 °C	7.0 °C	611 mm	1 day	36 days	15 cm	139 days
1953	11.0 °C	14.6 °C	7.5 °C	420 mm	1 day	41 days	12 cm	91 days
1952	10.8 °C	14.2 °C	7.3 °C	811 mm	7 days	51 days	29 cm	141 days
1951	10.8 °C	14.0 °C	7.4 °C	763 mm	0 days	27 days	2 cm	162 days
1950	11.0 °C	14.4 °C	7.5 °C	656 mm	3 days	46 days	21 cm	135 days
1949	11.9 °C	15.7 °C	7.8 °C	460 mm	10 days	50 days	3 cm	98 days
1948	11.2 °C	15.0 °C	7.4 °C	659 mm	3 days	34 days	10 cm	133 days
1947	12.1 °C	16.2 °C	8.1 °C	533 mm	32 days	62 days	19 cm	113 days
1946	10.7 °C	14.6 °C	6.9 °C	595 mm	6 days	52 days	14 cm	121 days
1945	11.1 °C	15.3 °C	7.0 °C	482 mm	3 days	54 days	32 cm	105 days
1944	10.7 °C	14.6 °C	6.8 °C	668 mm	8 days	62 days	9 cm	118 days
1943	11.6 °C	15.5 °C	7.7 °C	517 mm	7 days	45 days	5 cm	109 days
1942	10.6 °C	14.5 °C	6.7 °C	543 mm	8 days	78 days	41 cm	113 days
1941	10.3 °C	13.9 °C	6.8 °C	601 mm	8 days	45 days	46 cm	125 days
1940	10.6 °C	14.4 °C	6.9 °C	612 mm	2 days	65 days	14 cm	125 days

Year vs year

Pick two years and let them fight it out in Paris: month by month, point by point.

First year2025

Second year2020

In Paris, 2020 beats 2025 by 0.4 °C on mean temperature.

20252020Normal 1991–2020

3points3

12.9 °CWarmer13.3 °C
21 daysHot days19 days
32 daysFrost days11 days
676 mmWetter710 mm
4 cmSnowier0 cm
1,247 kWh/m²Sunnier1,257 kWh/m²

Records in Paris

The most extreme days and years since 1940, with the readings of a nearby station when they go further.

Hottest day

41.4 °C

July 25, 2019 estimate

Nearby station: 42.1 °C on July 25, 2019 measured

Coldest night

-19.1 °C

January 22, 1942 estimate

Nearby station: -14.7 °C on February 2, 1956 measured

Wettest day

63 mm

October 9, 2024 estimate

Nearby station: 96 mm on August 24, 1987 measured

Snowiest day

18 cm

April 25, 1941 estimate

Strongest gust

136 km/h

December 26, 1999 estimate

Year records

Warmest202013.3 °C
Coldest19639.9 °C
Wettest2024980 mm
Driest1953420 mm

The weather on your birthday in Paris

Any day since 1940: high, low, rain, snow, and how warm it was compared with the same date in every other year.

Paris vs another city

Compare with

Paris is warmer than London by 0.9 °C on average over the year. Paris gets 38 mm more precipitation per year. In Paris, 8 months out of 12 are warmer.

ParisLondonBand: average low to average high

Questions & answers

What is the climate like in Paris?

Paris averages 11.9 °C over the year. The warmest month is July, with highs around 24.9 °C; the coldest is February, with lows around 2.2 °C. About 671 mm of precipitation falls each year, over some 126 rainy days.

What was the warmest year in Paris?

2020, at +1.4 °C compared with the 1991–2020 normal. The coldest was 1963. Out of 86 years since 1940, 2025 ranks 4.

What is the wettest month in Paris?

December gets the most precipitation and September the least. The wettest year was 2024, the driest 1953.

Is Paris getting warmer?

Compared with its first thirty years on record (from 1940), the last ten years in Paris show a gap of +1.8 °C in mean temperature.

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