When to go · Paris
Paris, month by month
The best months for Paris: May, Jun, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold and grey; winter sales; short queues at museums.7 °C (45 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- FebruaryMixedCold; fashion-week weeks raise hotel prices.9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGoodCool, changeable; gardens waking up.12 °C (54 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 10 rain days54 °F (12 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 2 festivals or holidays
- AprilGoodMild; Easter weekend is busy; marathon closes streets.16 °C (61 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 9 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 45 °F (7 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- MayGreatPleasant; several bank holidays close shops and museums.19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 10 rain days66 °F (19 °C) / 52 °F (11 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatLong evenings; Fête de la Musique on 21 June.23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days73 °F (23 °C) / 57 °F (14 °C), 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JulyMixedHot and busy; Bastille Day closes roads.25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- AugustMixedHeat; many small shops and restaurants close for holidays.25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 8 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: High · 2 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatWarm, fewer families; fashion week and heritage weekend crowds.21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 8 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberGoodMild and colourful; the best month for walking.16 °C (61 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days61 °F (16 °C) / 50 °F (10 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberMixedGrey and wet; museums are quiet.10 °C (50 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 10 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 10 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberMixedChristmas lights and markets; cold; closures on 25 December and 1 January.7 °C (45 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days45 °F (7 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Paris, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Daytime high
May: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Jun: 23 °C (73 °F)73 °F (23 °C)
Night low
May: 11 °C (52 °F)52 °F (11 °C)
Jun: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
Rain days
May: 10
Jun: 9 (better)
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: High
Festivals listed
May: 1
Jun: 1
May: Pleasant; several bank holidays close shops and museums.
June: Long evenings; Fête de la Musique on 21 June.
Paris: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.