Climate France
View the 14 day weather forecast for France
Click on a region of France to view the climate:
- North France (Paris)
- East France (Lyon)
- South France (Marseille)
- West France (Nantes)
Climate North France (Paris) by month
North France has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for North France is 15° degrees and there is about 332 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 185 days a year with an average humidity of 79% and an UV-index of 3.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 41 |
| Days with rain | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
| Days with snow | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Dry days | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Weather data from: Paris
Climate East France (Lyon) by month
East France has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for East France is 15° degrees and there is about 655 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 127 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 3.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 5 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 54 | 44 | 49 | 48 | 70 | 67 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 49 | 70 | 58 |
| Days with rain | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Days with snow | 7 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| Dry days | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Weather data from: Lyon
Climate South France (Marseille) by month
South France has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for South France is 18° degrees and there is about 369 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 240 days a year with an average humidity of 70% and an UV-index of 4.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 32 | 32 | 28 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 51 | 60 | 28 |
| Days with rain | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Days with snow | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dry days | 21 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| UV-index | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Weather data from: Marseille
Climate West France (Nantes) by month
West France has a oceanic climate. There is rainfall during all months of the year. The average annual temperature for West France is 16° degrees and there is about 380 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 187 days a year with an average humidity of 81% and an UV-index of 4.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 39 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 46 | 55 |
| Days with rain | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
| Days with snow | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dry days | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Weather data from: Nantes
