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Paris & around
in July.

Illustration of Paris from an elevated Montmartre-style viewpoint, Eiffel Tower beyond zinc rooftops
Paris rooftops and the Eiffel TowerDestination view, not month-specific.

Is July a good time?

Temperature unit

Warm days.
A steady visitor season.

July averages 79°F afternoons, with about 8 rain days.

Afternoons
79°F
Rain days
8
Visitor demand
98%of June peak

Historical Ile-de-France regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. This covers Paris and the whole Île-de-France region: Versailles, Disneyland Paris, Saint-Denis and the suburbs. Central Paris on its own is busier than these figures show, because the visitors concentrate there while the population count includes the whole region.

Overall match

7.9/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#2 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather9.0/10Excellent
CrowdsSteady all yearsimilar all year; overnight stays do not measure queues
CostModeratefor Europe; France-wide price level

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your July

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 79°F (26°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 58°F (14°C): a sweater and a light jacket. About 16 hours of daylight. About 8 rain days in a typical July.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 16 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 06:02Sunset 21:4958°F79°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 06:02 and sets about 21:49 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 58°F (14°C); afternoons reach about 79°F (26°C). Expect rain on about 8 days in a typical July.

Typical afternoon
79°F (26°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Julys
Night low
58°F (14°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
15h 47m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late July?

Early and late July have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 78°F on the 1st, versus 79°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency rises from 22% to 28% between those dates.

Early July 1 July

78°F

Typical afternoon high

22% historical wet-day frequency

Mid July 15 July

79°F

Typical afternoon high

21% historical wet-day frequency

Late July 31 July

79°F

Typical afternoon high

28% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Public holidays · 2027: 14 Jul National Day.

Daily calendar & holiday datesJuly 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

July 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

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Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons warm from about 78°F (25°C) in the first week to 79°F (26°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 19–29%.

School-holiday dates for July 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 14 Jul National Day. Elsewhere in July 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Germany 54%, Netherlands 64%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds, cost and getting there

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Steady all year. July averages 98% of June's overnight stays per day. Overnight demand varies little across the year.

Overnight stays across Ile-de-France do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

Well below usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

France as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 110 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.
Recorded US nonstop flights · 2024
Recorded this month
from New York JFK, Los Angeles, Newark and Boston and 13 more; 2024 schedule, Eurostat

Year-to-year variation

How much does July vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 73°F (23°C) and 84°F (29°C); in 8 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 79°F (26°C). Rain days ranged from 2 to 14; half the years had 4–11.

Rain days in each July

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 11 rain days1120112012: 11 rain days112013: 4 rain days42014: 14 rain days142015: 5 rain days52016: 5 rain days52017: 8 rain days82018: 3 rain days32019: 3 rain days32020: 4 rain days42021: 11 rain days112022: 2 rain days22023: 10 rain days102024: 7 rain days72025: 9 rain days92025
Rain days
8
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 11 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
6 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
6 of 15
of the last 15 Julys had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
26 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded JulyHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201173°F11
201274°F11
201382°F4
201477°F14
201581°F5
201677°F5
201779°F8
201884°F3
201983°F3
202079°F4
202175°F11
202283°F2
202378°F10
202477°F7
202579°F9

Checked against 62 local weather stations. How we check

Compare dates

June, July
or August?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs June peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJunJulAug
Afternoons75°F79°F79°F
Rain days987
Overnight demand100%98%96%

June: Cooler afternoons than July. June guide →

August: Similar monthly conditions to July. August guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with July Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. July stays as your reference.

Hotel stays vary little through the year. No other scored month has a Weather score at least 1.0 point higher than July.

Your comparison

July or June?

Overnight stays vary little through the year.

National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest a little above usual. No measured regional room rate is available.

Read the June guide →
July compared with another month
Typical conditionsJulyJune
Afternoons79°F75°F
Nights58°F55°F
Rain days89
Visitor seasonSteady all yearSteady all year
Overall / 107.97.5
Month rank#2#4
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January5.5#1146°F35°F144.5Steady all year
February5.8#1049°F35°F95.2Steady all year
March6.3#856°F38°F96.2Steady all year
April7.1#662°F42°F87.7Steady all year
May7.3#568°F48°F98.3Steady all year
June7.5#475°F55°F98.8Steady all year
July7.9#279°F58°F89.0Steady all year
August8.0#179°F57°F79.0Steady all year
September7.7#373°F52°F79.1Steady all year
October6.7#764°F47°F107.4Steady all year
November5.9#953°F41°F105.6Steady all year
December5.4#1249°F38°F124.6Steady all year

Near here

Nearby places in July

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

As good as Paris & around in July, but quieter

Paris & around's weather ranks 9 of 41 city regions this month. Paris & around already has excellent weather in July; these city regions outside France are about as good and quieter for their season, nearest first.

All of France in July · Everywhere in July

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

Hotel stays are steady all year here: this month is 98% of the busiest and about average. That counts overnight stays, not how busy the sights are.The figures cover the whole Ile-de-France region, suburbs included. That means about 254,000 overnight visitors on a typical July night across the region, 43% of them from France itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 91,000 more: 36 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)80
How our weather was checked62 open weather stations in this region, January and July: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.3°C), night lows within 2°F (1.2°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day20
Busiest month hereJune · 21
Visitors as share of people present2.0%
Rank among Europe's regions this month45th percentile
Domestic share of nights43%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights36
Visitor share if every platform night were extra2.7%
National hotel-price seasonFrance historical 2024–2025 index: A little above usual (+6% vs its average month). Not a local room quote.
Population used12.5 million
Statistical regionFR10 · Ile-de-France

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.