When to Go to Paris? Best Time to Go to Paris

(Last Update: 02.04.2025) Many people who are considering coming to Paris say to me, “When to go to Paris?" they ask when the most suitable dates are and I always give the same answer to this question with a smile: "Always come to Paris…” Of course, the answer to this question is not that simple. In this article both What is the weather like in Paris in which season? as well as Information about cultural and artistic events and other important days held in Paris by month you will find.

If you wish, let's talk first about When to Go to Paris? about Which Events Are There in Paris Which Month? What are the Public Holidays and Special Days in Paris? Watch the video below that I prepared to answer questions such as:

Getting an idea of ​​what the weather is like in Paris which month?, Learn my suggestions on how to dress in which season ve weather in paris To get a general idea about it, it will be useful to watch the video below:

Of course, the most up-to-date information is always in these articles on Pariste.Net. So let's continue reading:

Of course, the primary concern is Trying to figure out when suitable weather conditions are I am aware that it is. at this point Unbelievable weather in Paris Activated. You may probably have a belief that winter months are cold and unpleasant and summer months are warm and more logical, but this is not such a true and reliable proposition. Because Your job is entirely up to chance..

To find the answer to the question of when to go to Paris, first It is necessary to understand the seasons well in Paris: Sometimes March is sunny, sometimes even July can be terribly rainy and quite cold in summer conditions. Sometimes it suddenly becomes hot as hell; Immediately afterwards, it may suddenly start raining again. If you weren't ashamed in the cool weather in the middle of summer, you could even say "I'm cold" :) 

Summer criteria for me threshold for wearing shorts 🙂 While I was in Istanbul, for about three months, as soon as I got home from work, I would throw away my suits, put on my shorts and t-shirts, and wander around the streets. However, the number of days I can wear shorts in Paris is probably around 5-10 days a year. Of course, while saying this, there are those who walk around the streets of Paris in flip-flops, shorts and t-shirts, both in summer and winter. aliens I don't accept comparison :)

Before settling here I didn't realize Paris was this far north! In winter, it gets dark really early and the sun doesn't rise in the morning :) In summer, what you think is afternoon, you look at the clock and see that it is past 8 in the evening. For it to be evening as we know it, it has to be "11 o'clock at night"... So Coming to Paris in summer to benefit from the daylight may have its advantages, but since it gets dark early in winter, you can enjoy the colorfully illuminated world of Paris.

According to me There are only two seasons in Paris: Autumn and Winter 🙂 Sometimes Spring and Springy Summer I can't deny that it has seasons, but I think they can only be called "unusual weather transitions" :)

For me, the most important criterion for visiting a city with pleasure is that the weather is rain-free. During all my trips to Europe,Let it not rain" I prayed the most. Or There is a remedy for both cold and heat, but when it rains, one's freedom of movement is restricted.. Although Paris is not a place that receives that much rain, despite all its greenery; I mean, of course it's a rainy city, but I mean, you expect such a green place to be rainy every day, but it's not; The rain is falling in reasonable amounts. The problem here is that the weather is generally overcast and gray.

It's okay for me though; I'm not someone who gets depressed easily, but when you're on holiday, you want the weather to be clear and sunny. For that reason If the weather is cloudy when you come to Paris “Oh why isn't there sun?" instead of complaining "oh thank god there is no rainPlease rejoice : )

Before this, every time I came to Paris as a tourist, the weather was usually sunny and I considered myself lucky at that time. I didn't know that this was the advertising part of the job, Paris is actually a gray and overcast place :)

When one settles in a city like this, one understands why Northern Europeans throw themselves on the meadow and spread out when they see even a ounce of sun :)

I will never forget, one summer 14 July'in Eiffel TowerWhen I went out to watch the fireworks in , I felt the need to wear my thin goose down coat and wrap something around my neck, and on another occasion, even a t-shirt was too much, let me tell you that! So “When to go to Paris?” It is not that easy to answer the question :)

Although Parisians insist that there are four seasons here, May God not leave people behind what they see 🙂 As I said, I don't believe there are four seasons here. However, don't look at me; for example, if you come to Paris between mid-July and mid-August Paris Plages – Paris BeachesYou come across the period when it is open. This means we are in the summer months :)

August is an interesting period for Paris. During August, the local population of Paris decreases considerably as the majority of Parisians (French) go on long holidays, and many small boutiques and stores are closed for "yearly leave". I don't know whether this is good for you or not, but Paris is mostly left to tourists and naturally the population density increases significantly in terms of tourists at that time.

Don't let what I say scare you. I just want to say that when coming to Paris, you should not compare the weather here with Turkey. No matter what the temperature is, if there is no rain, you are lucky. Especially if the weather is clear and you can see the blue sky even through the clouds, then Your mother gave birth to you on a holy night. 🙂 Ok, I admit I'm exaggerating a bit. I'm just saying these so that you can prepare yourself for the worst and not get bored if you encounter an unpleasant atmosphere.

Whereas  There is definitely something to do in Paris in every weather condition. So it is impossible for you to get bored. Otherwise, living here wouldn't be that enjoyable anyway. And the air is always fresh and clean. Whether it's cold or hot, filling your lungs with Parisian air has a different taste.

When I came to Paris to settle in March 2012, it was sunny. I remember looking around with admiration and saying, "What a beautiful country, everywhere is bright." Then April and May passed pleasantly. When things got better, Paris came to a "don't eat and sleep" attitude.

The weather was mint in June, but July was a complete disaster. Even that July Mont Saint MichelDuring our trip to almost We would be involved in flood waters. The places we saw were so beautiful.You should also come here in summer.I will never forget the day we joked among ourselves:

Don't lie August was hot. Naturally, write it down :) It is open from mid-July to the end of August. Paris Plages – Paris Beaches We automatically accept the semester as summer 🙂

September, especially in October, when the leaves start to turn yellow and red, is a completely different taste of Paris. Everywhere is like heaven. I don't know if heaven is just a green place? It seems to me that there should be some yellow and red trees as well.

You feel sad about the leaves falling in November-December, but Christmas Markets It puts Paris in a completely different atmosphere. Even if the weather is cold, these lively markets all over the city (even if you didn't have a Christmas tradition in your childhood) seem to take you back to your childhood. At that time, the atmosphere of Paris became more humane. I think these are traditions that have developed and settled to make the most of the cold winter days. Therefore new year in paris something else happens. If you wish Pariste.Net TV I suffered for Youtube live broadcast video The most famous boulevard in the world during this period by following Champs-ElyseesYou can see how it is decorated:

new year in paris After the fanfare passes, January and February pass with the joy of the new year. The cold is really cold. I know there are times when I can dress in layers and still freeze. But sometimes I repeatedly warn my friends who will come to Paris about how cold the weather is, and then suddenly they arrive and it's spring weather; I'm literally turning out to be a liar :) As they say, the air, water and girls of Istanbul cannot be trusted, the same goes for Paris.

You are waiting for spring to come with March, but in vain. Sometimes, by accident, the sun shines, a few flowers jump out from here and there, you fill with hope, but it's a lie :) The spring of 2013 never came. It was the end of May and the trees did not turn green. "Why are the trees not green?" saying french exchange friend ElisaWhen I asked "But we are only in MayI will never forget that I received an answer that shocked me :)

Summer 2013 was relatively summer-like, let's not lie. Autumn also recognized its autumn nature, yellow and red leaves again, then the falling of those leaves and the magnificent christmas markets re-establishment… 2014 started like a typical winter, but there was no snow. When March was sunny again, I realized that this year would be like two years ago, and I was afraid... Indeed, it was. After a good or bad spring, the summer that never comes; We have officially found the middle of July, which tastes like autumn; Again there was no sound, then he made a spelling like this and it was gone :)

It is impossible for me to forget the summer of 2015. My friend, whom I warned forty times before arriving, saying "be careful, it will be cold", came to celebrate his fortieth birthday and Paris welcomed him with forty degrees :) Then autumn came in two minutes and the winter that followed was like winter, there was no snow, but there you go, there's so much you know. It was a cold and gray sky for a long time. Yes, people are looking for the blue sea and blue sky...

Again, June 2016 was a very interesting month. It rained so much, so much Seine River The waters rose to 8 meters and Paris was in serious danger of flooding. I realized that since 2016, I stopped complaining. “When will spring come?I don't ask anymore, Spring comes to Paris when it wants to… When spring comes, Paris becomes even more beautiful. He comes when he wants, he goes when he wants :) Because the summer of 2016 lasted a little long, the weather was always mild, the weather was very nice until the end of September and even the middle of October 216, it was about to rain stones on our heads :) Then came the winter as we know it...

The beginning of 2017 was very gray and quite cold. The second half of March, especially, passed like May, the weather was very nice. As of the beginning of April, the unstable atmosphere of Paris showed itself; The heaters were on until mid-May, but the weather was wonderful, especially in the second half. June was like hell, Even at 6 in the evening we saw 37 degrees… In July, it is hot and cold, sunny and rainy; We got hot and cool in the first half, we went back to autumn towards the end of July, and August started grey, continuing with hot and cold changes, as usual. September is again partly cloudy, gray and sunny. Even though I was able to continue walking around in shorts for a while as of the beginning of September - probably due to the return from holiday - the weather suddenly turned cold and I froze, especially at night :) Even though it was hot at times, autumn came to Paris as of October, we entered real winter towards the end of November, and December was freezing. It was like that, and we entered the new year like that :)

2018 most gray few blue winter like winter It started as; even Seine RiverThe waters of the city rose to 6 meters again, and this rise continued until the beginning of February... February 2018 was exceptionally cold, it even snowed very well, it lasted for two or three days and I shot the video above. Then everything passed, but March also started with snow, but Paris is not a city where it snows a lot, as I said, it is completely exceptional. After a cold March, the weather started to warm up a little with April... And as they say: After all, the end of winter is spring... But after almost never seeing spring, summer suddenly came to Paris in the second half of April 🙂 But of course, it became winter again at the end of the month 🙂 May was hot and cold, but it was hot enough to wear shorts in the heat, it was incredible 😀

As of June, the season was shorts and umbrellas, but towards the end of the month it got very hot again, and - interestingly - July and August were mostly hot. September was also pleasant; We even started October feeling very spring-like, it even felt like summer until the middle of October, but by the end of October, winter came, November was unusually cold, December was also cold, and we entered 2019 in icy weather.

In fact, in the first week of January 2019, the sun was visible for only 4 minutes in total, imagine the rest 😀 The first half of February was freezing, the second half was like SUMMER :) So much so that the temperature reached 20 degrees, we even had a picnic with friends! OneIn that hot day When to Go to Paris something like IGTV Instagram video I took it. At the beginning of March, the weather suddenly turned cold, and at the end of March it started to cool again. shorts weather happened. Let's say the weather seemed to return to spring normal at the beginning of April, and May continued for one autumn and one summer. As of the second half of June, terribly hot days started again, let alone the daytime, Even at 11 o'clock at night we saw 38 degrees! July is cool, or rather Paris normals started. Then you make it hot, Paris saw the highest temperatures in its history in July and August was more or less hot. September was a beautiful beginning of autumn; As of October, the autumn cold showed its face, as of November, we entered winter, and as of December 2019, the weather was buzzing, but With the joy of Christmas and New Year It was all bright 😉

With 2020, winter made itself felt in Paris, but I think it was definitely not colder than Istanbul. Sometimes it doesn't even seem milder 😉 Only February was quite windy. So much so that due to the strong winds, Parks and gardens in Paris It was closed to visitors. And then pandemic It already exploded, all of our lives were turned upside down. Fortunately, we are back to normal, but many things have changed in the lives of most of us.

What I mean is, we don't know what the weather will be like on the day you arrive; day does not keep track... The weather is sunny in the morning, rain and storm at noon, and sunny again in the evening. Please don't ask me for even tomorrow's weather forecast. : )

In summary, dear friends, “When to come to Paris?” Unfortunately, I do not have a clear answer to the question; Now you know the reasons for this as well as I do.

However, when you come to Paris cultural and artistic events, concerts, fairs and exhibitions It's likely that it means something to you. at this point this link I think it will be useful to you.

Also, seasonal discount periods can be useful in determining your arrival dates in Paris. 2025 Paris Summer Sale period 26 June – 23 July 2025 It corresponds to the period between . Maybe you can organize your trip accordingly.

Maybe every year in mid-May European Night of Museums – La Nuit Européenne des Musées within Visit museums for free at night It might be interesting, celebrated every year on June 21 Festival of Music – La Fête de la Musique or Held every year at the end of June and the beginning of July Paris Pride Parade – Marche des Fiertés – Gay Pride Could this be a fun Paris festival to watch for you?

Additionally, two nice activities you can do when the weather is nice, especially in spring, summer and autumn, are visiting castles. If I say castle, all you can think of is Palace of Versailles Don't come, that's nice too, but - between us - There are more beautiful ones too. I give you Fontainebleau, Whipped Cream, Vaux Le Vicomte, Compiègne or Pierrefonds like much more I recommend private castles.

You can also time your arrival to Paris on the first Sunday of any month, and you will have the chance to visit some of the important museums for free. You can visit it for free on the first Sunday of every month. list of museums at this link you can find.

I would also recommend you to travel around July-August. Claude Monet's House in Giverny There is something there that should definitely not be missed. Both houses are located Giverny village and the ones in that village Museum of Impressionism It is also one of the places worth seeing. Another magnificent village to visit in nice weather is Barbizon, is also another beautiful town that I can recommend Province It will happen. There's tons more to see around Paris in nice weather; if you wish Alternative 15 Days in Paris Take a look at my article or don't look at it at all; Which one will you see? Is life enough to see them all? 🙂

And the most interesting cultural heritage buildings of Paris once a year every September, and that's for two days Journées du Patrimoine – Cultural Heritage Days You can visit and see it as part of the event. In these two days in Paris, you will discover places that are more impressive than you can believe. Maybe it would be interesting to time your arrival date with this. Car Free Day in Paris – Journée Sans Voiture The event is held on a Sunday every month. And also First Saturday night in June Nuit Blanche There is a wonderful cultural and artistic event called Paris that night will be different.

It is beautiful from the end of November to the end of December. christmas markets Paris takes on a completely different atmosphere with its Christmas decorations. Starting the new year in Paris a different beauty.

From early April to early November One of the most beautiful places you can go is the magnificent park where you can find models of France's most important historical and monumental buildings and even cities. France Thumbnail should also be among the options, but where you can visit and have fun at any time of the year. Disneyland Paris More priority of course...

There may be a lot more to write on this subject, but I can summarize it briefly like this. I mean, if you are going to Paris, in terms of weather Your job is entirely up to God. You need to write it down somewhere. Maybe "make a secret"It makes the most sense to always think positively so that the weather is nice :)

Remember, there is always something nice to do in Paris in all weather conditions. You immediately your hotel-arrange your flight, then Paris will do its best to make you happy.

Paris lives 365 days a year; for you, for us, for all of us...

Pleasant trips, pleasant discoveries.

Really, when to go to Paris? 🙂