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How extreme does Paris's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Paris has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Paris station 2 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Paris has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
113°F Aug 4, 2011

That is about 17°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Paris (typical high near 96°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 113°F Aug 4, 2011
2 113°F Aug 5, 2011
3 112°F Sep 2, 2000
❄️ Coldest night
-4°F Feb 16, 2021

About 41°F colder than a normal February night in Paris (typical low near 37°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -4°F Feb 16, 2021recent
2 0°F Dec 22, 1989
3 1°F Dec 23, 1989
🌧️ Most rain in one day
7.54 in Dec 10, 1971

More rain in a single day than Paris usually gets in the whole month of December (typical December total about 4.3 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.54 in Dec 10, 1971
2 6.91 in May 13, 1982
3 6.90 in Oct 19, 1971
Most snow in one day
9.5 in Feb 7, 1979

The three most extreme on record

1 9.5 in Feb 7, 1979
2 8.0 in Feb 18, 1978
3 6.0 in Dec 16, 1983

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 113°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Paris's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 113°F is about 17°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Paris's warmest days reach the mid-90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 113°F and as low as −4°F. A single day has delivered over 8 inches of rain or close to 10 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Paris (NOAA GHCN station USC00416794), about 2 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →