France climate
World Climates covers 36 places in France. By annual mean temperature, the warmest is Nice (17 °C63 °F) and the coolest is Metz (10 °C51 °F). The wettest is Besançon with 1,216 mm48 in of precipitation per year, the driest Marseille with 557 mm22 in.
The most common climate types (Köppen classification computed from these averages) are temperate oceanic (Cfb, 26 places), hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa, 6 places) and humid subtropical (Cfa, 4 places).
The highest monthly average high is in Marseille (33 °C92 °F in July); the lowest monthly average low is in Mulhouse (−2 °C28 °F in January).
Across the places in France, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are June, July and September (36, 34 and 36 of 36 places respectively).
Frequently asked questions
Which is the warmest place in France?
By annual mean temperature, the warmest place in France is Nice at 17 °C63 °F. The coolest is Metz at 10 °C51 °F.
Where does it rain the most in France?
Besançon gets the most precipitation, 1,216 mm48 in in an average year. The driest place is Marseille with 557 mm22 in.
How many places in France does this site cover?
World Climates has climate data for 36 places in France. Each one has a page with monthly averages for temperature, rainfall, humidity and daylight.
When is the best time to visit France?
It depends on the place. Across France, the months that most often rank as the most comfortable are June, July and September. Check the page of each city for its own best months.
Climate of every place in France
| Place | Year | Max high | Min low | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 11 | 25 | 0 | 662 |
| Marseille | 16 | 33 | 3 | 557 |
| Lyon | 12 | 28 | 0 | 786 |
| Toulouse | 14 | 30 | 2 | 784 |
| Nice | 17 | 26 | 10 | 682 |
| Nantes | 12 | 25 | 2 | 800 |
| Strasbourg | 11 | 27 | −2 | 757 |
| Bordeaux | 14 | 28 | 2 | 749 |
| Montpellier | 15 | 30 | 4 | 575 |
| Lille | 11 | 23 | 0 | 732 |
| Rennes | 12 | 24 | 2 | 708 |
| Reims | 11 | 24 | −1 | 740 |
| Le Havre | 12 | 21 | 4 | 803 |
| Cergy-Pontoise | 11 | 25 | 0 | 672 |
| Saint-Étienne | 11 | 27 | −2 | 695 |
| Toulon | 16 | 26 | 8 | 561 |
| Angers | 12 | 25 | 1 | 714 |
| Dijon | 11 | 25 | −1 | 795 |
| Grenoble | 13 | 28 | 0 | 857 |
| Nîmes | 15 | 33 | 1 | 740 |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 11 | 27 | −1 | 700 |
| Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines | 10 | 24 | 0 | 672 |
| Brest | 12 | 20 | 5 | 897 |
| Le Mans | 12 | 25 | 1 | 707 |
| Amiens | 11 | 23 | 0 | 749 |
| Tours | 12 | 27 | 1 | 698 |
| Limoges | 11 | 26 | 0 | 871 |
| Villeurbanne | 12 | 28 | −1 | 842 |
| Besançon | 11 | 25 | −1 | 1,216 |
| Metz | 10 | 26 | −1 | 752 |
| Orléans | 11 | 26 | 0 | 665 |
| Rouen | 11 | 23 | 1 | 750 |
| Mulhouse | 11 | 26 | −2 | 846 |
| Perpignan | 16 | 28 | 6 | 583 |
| Caen | 12 | 23 | 2 | 745 |
| Nancy | 11 | 26 | −1 | 758 |
Year = annual mean temperature; max high = average high of the warmest month; min low = average low of the coldest month; precip. = annual total. Temperatures in °C°F, precipitation in mminches. Sorted by population.
Other cities over 100,000 people
These cities share a NASA POWER grid cell with a larger place, so their averages are shown on that page:
- Marne La Vallée → data of Paris
- Paris 15 Vaugirard → data of Paris
- Paris 20 Ménilmontant → data of Paris
- Paris 18 Buttes-Montmartre → data of Paris
- Paris 13 Gobelins → data of Paris
- Paris 19 Buttes-Chaumont → data of Paris
- Paris 16 Passy → data of Paris
- Paris 17 Batignolles-Monceau → data of Paris
- Aix-en-Provence → data of Marseille
- Paris 11 Popincourt → data of Paris
- Paris 12 Reuilly → data of Paris
- Paris 14 Observatoire → data of Paris
- Montreuil → data of Paris
- Boulogne-Billancourt → data of Paris
- Argenteuil → data of Paris
- Monaco → data of Nice
Data: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2025 (MERRA-2 reanalysis, CERES satellite data) — grid-cell averages, not station records. Sources and method.