Weather Records by Month: France
Record highs in France were most often set in June and record lows in January, with the count by month and record type for all years and for 1996 to 2025.
Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).
Key Facts
- June had the most record highs in France in all years: 6,456 of 61,891 (10.4%).
- January had the most record lows in France in all years: 2,563 of 25,979 (9.9%).
- June had the most record highs in France in 1996 to 2025: 4,342 of 39,196 (11.1%).
- February had the most record lows in France in 1996 to 2025: 1,254 of 10,734 (11.7%).
- Counts are daily maximum and daily minimum temperature records combined, and are not adjusted for the different lengths of the months.
All Years
Records by month and type| Record type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high maximum temperature | 2,317 | 2,022 | 2,076 | 2,595 | 2,288 | 3,102 | 2,626 | 2,811 | 2,199 | 2,705 | 2,246 | 2,279 | 29,266 |
| Record low maximum temperature | 1,315 | 1,245 | 1,180 | 1,259 | 1,390 | 1,079 | 1,194 | 1,092 | 1,010 | 1,107 | 1,083 | 1,075 | 14,029 |
| Record high minimum temperature | 2,586 | 2,247 | 2,436 | 2,756 | 2,684 | 3,354 | 3,216 | 3,424 | 2,419 | 2,907 | 2,297 | 2,299 | 32,625 |
| Record low minimum temperature | 1,248 | 1,127 | 975 | 1,109 | 995 | 718 | 856 | 866 | 922 | 1,031 | 1,023 | 1,080 | 11,950 |
Latest 30 Years
1996 to 2025| Record type | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high maximum temperature | 1,460 | 1,208 | 1,267 | 1,890 | 1,425 | 2,145 | 1,635 | 1,989 | 1,512 | 1,929 | 1,406 | 1,310 | 19,176 |
| Record low maximum temperature | 440 | 623 | 573 | 361 | 462 | 240 | 393 | 473 | 338 | 385 | 291 | 565 | 5,144 |
| Record high minimum temperature | 1,624 | 1,313 | 1,294 | 1,884 | 1,704 | 2,197 | 1,762 | 2,141 | 1,511 | 1,891 | 1,360 | 1,339 | 20,020 |
| Record low minimum temperature | 464 | 631 | 472 | 524 | 463 | 257 | 405 | 382 | 438 | 612 | 371 | 571 | 5,590 |
Highs and Lows by Month
| Month | Highs, all years | Lows, all years | Highs, 1996 to 2025 | Lows, 1996 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4,903 | 2,563 | 3,084 | 904 |
| February | 4,269 | 2,372 | 2,521 | 1,254 |
| March | 4,512 | 2,155 | 2,561 | 1,045 |
| April | 5,351 | 2,368 | 3,774 | 885 |
| May | 4,972 | 2,385 | 3,129 | 925 |
| June | 6,456 | 1,797 | 4,342 | 497 |
| July | 5,842 | 2,050 | 3,397 | 798 |
| August | 6,235 | 1,958 | 4,130 | 855 |
| September | 4,618 | 1,932 | 3,023 | 776 |
| October | 5,612 | 2,138 | 3,820 | 997 |
| November | 4,543 | 2,106 | 2,766 | 662 |
| December | 4,578 | 2,155 | 2,649 | 1,136 |
What the Counts Mean
Each count is a daily temperature record in that calendar month: a daily maximum or daily minimum that went past the earlier record at that station for the same day of the year. Record highs combine the daily maximum and the daily minimum.
Months differ in length, so a month with more days has more chances for a record. The counts are not adjusted for that. The latest 30 years are 1996 to 2025. The two spans come from different numbers of stations and years, so compare the shape across months and not the totals.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Records are computed by this site from daily maximum and minimum temperature.