France
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in France
| Official name: | French Republic |
| Capital: | Paris |
| Area: | total: 547,030 sq km
land: 545,630 sq km
note: includes only metropolitan France; excludes the overseas administrative divisions
water: 1,400 sq km |
| Climate: | generally cool winters and mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind known as mistral |
| Location: | Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain |
| Geographic coordinates: | 46 00 N, 2 00 E |
| Comparative Area: | slightly less than twice the size of Colorado |
| Land boundaries: | total: 2,889 km
border countries: Andorra 56.6 km, Belgium 620 km, Germany 451 km, Italy 488 km, Luxembourg 73 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Spain 623 km, Switzerland 573 km |
| Coastline: | 3,427 km |
| Terrain: | mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west; remainder is mountainous, especially Pyrenees in south, Alps in east |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m |
Map of France
