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Winter Weather in Paris France

Daily high temperatures are around 46°F, rarely falling below 32°F or exceeding 57°F. The lowest daily average high temperature is 44°F on January 11.

Daily low temperatures are around 37°F, rarely falling below 25°F or exceeding 47°F. The lowest daily average low temperature is 35°F on February 8.

For reference, on August 3, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Paris typically range from 59°F to 78°F, while on February 8, the coldest day of the year, they range from 35°F to 45°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in Paris

Average High and Low Temperature in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb25°F25°F30°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°FFallSpringJan 1144°FJan 1144°F36°F36°FDec 147°FDec 147°F38°F38°FFeb 2849°FFeb 2849°F37°F37°FFeb 145°FFeb 145°F36°F36°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average winter temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in Paris

Average Hourly Temperature in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringvery coldcoldcoldcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Eastgate, Washington, United States (4,999 miles away) is the far-away foreign place with temperatures most similar to Paris (view comparison).

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The winter in Paris experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 71% to 62%. The highest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 74% on December 29.

The clearest day of the winter is February 27, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 38% of the time.

For reference, on December 29, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 74%, while on July 21, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 62%.

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in Paris

Cloud Cover Categories in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringJul 2162%Jul 2162%Dec 129%Dec 129%Feb 2838%Feb 2838%Jan 127%Jan 127%Feb 133%Feb 133%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Paris, the chance of a wet day over the course of the winter is decreasing, starting the season at 27% and ending it at 21%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 30% on May 22, and its lowest chance is 20% on March 2.

Over the course of the winter in Paris, the chance of a day with only rain decreases from 26% to 20%, the chance of a day with mixed snow and rain remains an essentially constant 1% throughout, and the chance of a day with only snow remains an essentially constant 0% throughout.

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in Paris

Probability of Precipitation in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb0%0%5%5%10%10%15%15%20%20%25%25%30%30%FallSpringDec 2130%Dec 2130%Dec 127%Dec 127%Feb 2821%Feb 2821%Feb 126%Feb 126%rainmixedsnow
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the winter in Paris is decreasing, starting the season at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.9 inches or falls below 0.6 inches, and ending the season at 1.2 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.2 inches or falls below 0.3 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 1.8 inches on December 15.

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in Paris

Average Monthly Rainfall in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb0.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 inFallSpringDec 151.8 inDec 151.8 inDec 11.7 inDec 11.7 inFeb 281.2 inFeb 281.2 inJan 11.6 inJan 11.6 inFeb 11.3 inFeb 11.3 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of the winter in Paris, the length of the day is very rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day increases by 2 hours, 25 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 38 seconds, and weekly increase of 11 minutes, 26 seconds.

The shortest day of the winter is December 21, with 8 hours, 15 minutes of daylight and the longest day is February 28, with 10 hours, 58 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in Paris

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFallSpringDec 218 hr, 15 minDec 218 hr, 15 minnightnightdaydayFeb 2810 hr, 58 minFeb 2810 hr, 58 minFeb 19 hr, 28 minFeb 19 hr, 28 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the winter in Paris is 8:44 AM on December 31 and the earliest sunrise is 1 hour, 10 minutes earlier at 7:34 AM on February 28.

The earliest sunset is 4:53 PM on December 11 and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 39 minutes later at 6:32 PM on February 28.

Daylight saving time is observed in Paris during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the winter, so the entire season is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:46 AM and sets 16 hours, 11 minutes later, at 9:57 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:41 AM and sets 8 hours, 15 minutes later, at 4:56 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter in Paris

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFallSpring7:34 AM7:34 AMFeb 286:32 PMFeb 286:32 PM8:34 AM8:34 AMDec 114:53 PMDec 114:53 PM8:44 AM8:44 AMDec 315:03 PMDec 315:03 PM8:20 AM8:20 AMFeb 15:48 PMFeb 15:48 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day in the winter. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in Paris

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpring00100101020
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth in the the winter of 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the winter of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in Paris

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb12 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFallSpringNov 11:48 PMNov 11:48 PMNov 1510:29 PMNov 1510:29 PMDec 17:22 AMDec 17:22 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 1510:02 AMDec 3011:28 PMDec 3011:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 1311:28 PMJan 291:37 PMJan 291:37 PMFeb 122:54 PMFeb 122:54 PMFeb 281:45 AMFeb 281:45 AMMar 147:55 AMMar 147:55 AMMar 2911:58 AMMar 2911:58 AM5:08 PM5:08 PM4:31 PM4:31 PM8:59 AM8:59 AM4:31 PM4:31 PM9:14 AM9:14 AM8:54 AM8:54 AM4:06 PM4:06 PM4:27 PM4:27 PM9:31 AM9:31 AM8:49 AM8:49 AM5:34 PM5:34 PM6:00 PM6:00 PM8:38 AM8:38 AM7:53 AM7:53 AM7:21 PM7:21 PM6:10 PM6:10 PM7:12 AM7:12 AM7:41 PM7:41 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Paris is essentially constant during the winter, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 23, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 4% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in Paris

Humidity Comfort Levels in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FallSpringDec 10%Dec 10%Feb 280%Feb 280%Jan 10%Jan 10%Feb 10%Feb 10%drydrycomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Paris is essentially constant during the winter, remaining within 0.6 miles per hour of 11.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on January 16, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.7 miles per hour, while on August 7, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.8 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the winter is 11.7 miles per hour on January 17.

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in Paris

Average Wind Speed in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb0 mph0 mph5 mph5 mph10 mph10 mph15 mph15 mph20 mph20 mphFallSpringJan 1711.7 mphJan 1711.7 mphDec 110.6 mphDec 110.6 mphFeb 2810.8 mphFeb 2810.8 mph
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The wind direction in Paris during the winter is predominantly out of the south from December 1 to February 1 and the west from February 1 to February 28.

Wind Direction in the Winter in Paris

Wind Direction in the Winter in ParisSWDecJanFeb0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FallSpringwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season in Paris typically lasts for 8.0 months (243 days), from around March 21 to around November 19, rarely starting before February 16 or after April 19, and rarely ending before October 23 or after December 20.

The winter in Paris is more likely than not fully outside of the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season reaching a low of 0% on January 14.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in Paris

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FallSpringDec 131%Dec 131%Feb 2823%Feb 2823%Jan 13%Jan 13%Feb 13%Feb 13%50%Nov 1950%Nov 19freezingvery coldcoldcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Paris are very rapidly decreasing during the winter, decreasing by 2,468°F, from 2,488°F to 20°F, over the course of the season.

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in Paris

Growing Degree Days in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb0°F0°F500°F500°F1,000°F1,000°F1,500°F1,500°F2,000°F2,000°F2,500°F2,500°FFallSpringDec 12,488°FDec 12,488°FFeb 2820°FFeb 2820°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the winter, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Paris is rapidly increasing during the winter, rising by 1.5 kWh, from 1.0 kWh to 2.5 kWh, over the course of the season.

The lowest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the winter is 0.8 kWh on December 26.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in Paris

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in the Winter in ParisDecJanFeb0.0 kWh0.0 kWh0.5 kWh0.5 kWh1.0 kWh1.0 kWh1.5 kWh1.5 kWh2.0 kWh2.0 kWh2.5 kWh2.5 kWh3.0 kWh3.0 kWh3.5 kWh3.5 kWh4.0 kWh4.0 kWh4.5 kWh4.5 kWh5.0 kWh5.0 kWh5.5 kWh5.5 kWhFallSpringDec 260.8 kWhDec 260.8 kWhDec 11.0 kWhDec 11.0 kWhFeb 282.5 kWhFeb 282.5 kWhFeb 11.4 kWhFeb 11.4 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Paris are 48.853 deg latitude, 2.349 deg longitude, and 138 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Paris contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 233 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 159 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (633 feet). Within 50 miles contains significant variations in elevation (883 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Paris is covered by artificial surfaces (97%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (91%), and within 50 miles by cropland (58%) and trees (23%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Paris, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 4 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Paris.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Paris according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Paris is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Paris and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Paris and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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