Average Temperatures in France

Average annual temperatures for cities throughout France are listed below in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.

You can jump to a separate table for each corner of the country: Southeast, Southwest, Northeast and Northwest, plus Central France.

The tables give the maximum and minimum yearly temperatures based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.

Southeastern France

This section of southern France extends from the Mediterranean beaches on the island of Corsica and the French Riviera, or Côte d'Azur, to the peaks of the French Alps. Cities listed here belong to the regions of Corsica, Languedoc - Roussillon, Provence - Alpes - Cote - D'Azur and Rhône - Alpes.

Average annual temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
69	51	Ajaccio, Corsica	21	10
69	53	Bastia, Corsica	21	12
60	40	Bourg-Saint-Maurice	16	4
65	49	Carcassonne	19	10
61	43	Grenoble	16	6
62	47	Lyon	17	8
68	51	Marseille	20	11
65	49	Montelimar	19	9
68	51	Montpellier	20	10
67	54	Nice	20	12
68	53	Perpignan	20	11
69	54	Toulon	21	12

Southwestern France

The weather data below are for cities in the regions of Aquitaine and Midi - Pyrénées. This portion of France ranges from the Atlantic coast to the Pyrenees mountains along France's southern border.

Temperatures averages for the year
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
65	51	Biarritz	18	10
65	48	Bordeaux	19	9
64	46	Tarbes	18	8
65	48	Toulouse	19	9

Central France

This section stretches from Poitou - Charentes bordering the Atlantic Ocean to Paris in the north. It also takes in the regions of Auvergne, Burgundy (Bourgogne), Centre and Limousin.

Annual average temperature
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
62	44	Clermont-Ferrand	17	7
60	44	Dijon	15	7
62	50	La Rochelle	17	10
59	46	Limoges	15	8
60	44	Orléans	16	7
61	48	Paris	16	9
62	44	Poitiers	17	7
61	46	Tours	16	8

Northeastern France

Weather information in this table is for cities in Alsatian (Alsace), Champagne - Ardenne, Franche-Comté, Lorraine and Nord - Pas-de-Calais, the regions located north and east of Paris.

Average yearly temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
60	44	Besançon	15	7
60	43	Colmar	16	6
58	45	Lille	15	7
59	44	Metz	15	6
59	43	Nancy	15	6
59	43	Reims	15	6
60	44	Strasbourg	15	7
60	42	Troyes	16	6

Northwestern France

Cities on the list here are scattered throughout the French regions that border the English Channel and lie northwest of Paris: Brittany (Bretagne), High Normandy (Haute-Normandie) and Low Normandy (Basse-Normandie). Also covered is the Pays de la Loire region, located farther south along the Atlantic Ocean.

Average annual temperatures
High °F	Low °F	Place	High °C	Low °C
62	46	Angers	17	8
59	47	Brest	15	8
59	45	Caen	15	7
62	46	Le Mans	17	8
60	47	Lorient	16	8
62	47	Nantes	17	8
62	46	Rennes	16	8
58	44	Rouen	14	7
58	46	Saint-Brieuc	15	8

Average Annual Temperatures in France

Southeastern France

Southwestern France

Central France

Northeastern France

Northwestern France

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