Paris in July?
 

Hi!

We are going to Paris for the very first time at the end of July. We live in Louisiana where we are accustomed to the horrible heat and humidity. What are the temps like in Paris this time of year and what about humidity?

Thanks!

It might be hot and humid but not by southern standards of hot and humid! Although AC in Europe is not nearly so powerful as AC in the US (in many places). That's the biggest difference to me. I don't find anywhere in Europe in summer to be unpleasant weather wise.

Thanks Carolinabelle! I figured if we can withstand 95* with 70% humidity on most days, "hot in July" is a very relative term!!! I was in Scotland last year in July and it was a LOVELY 70* and the locals were talking about the "heat-wave"!!! It felt like our winters!!

Can be a little unpredictable. We've been in the summer when it's been "hot" (close to 90) and when it's been very pleasant, in the 70s. BUT even the hot days are nothing like what you're used to.

One suggestion: a few days before you go check out weather forecast on weather.com or similar. Although certainly not totally reliable, it will give some decent idea of what to expect and then you can adjust the clothes you take accordingly.

Paris might seem like a hotter experience than Louisiana because there is very little AC in public spaces. My flat in Paris doesn't have AC and neither does my office. The temps reach about 37C in my office in the summer. Many restaurants have no AC and many of those that say they have it only have enough AC to reduce the temperature from impossibly hot to barely tolerably hot. Some stores have AC but many don't. My hair salon (Carita, one of the swankiest) didn't really have adequate AC. So, although it won't be as hot as Louisiana, you'll get less respite from the heat and humidity than you do at home.

There are weather websites where you can look up historical weather data if you want. Believe me, it is not hotter than Louisiana which is hell in the summer, and the humidity in La is simply terrible. I can't stand to be in Louisiana after May. I don't know why people this Paris is the tropics so much, it's northern Europe and not that bad in the summer most of the time, compared to a lot of the US.

Paris will not be as hot and humid as LA - but it can reach well into the 90s and be very sticky.

The difference is the lack of AC. Many places - hotels, stores and restaurants - don'thave any AC at all. And the ones that do often have a slight cooling effect - not making it really comfy. So - you have to understand you may be without AC most of the time- so I would never take a hotel without it.

Well, I live outside Washington, DC, which has miserable summer weather as far as I'm concerned (but nowhere near as bad as LA), and I've been in Paris in July when it was about the same as DC weather and when it was far more bearable, so it's really hard to say.

I'm sure everyone remembers the heat wave in France a few years ago when 10,000 people died? That wasn't insignificant weather, but it's definitely true that lack of AC in many places that we in the USA would usually have it contributed to that.

Unpredictable as stated by others. In 2004 I wore a sweater and long pants nearly every day in Paris and in Normandy.

Here in Indiana I freeze inside department stores, groceries, movie theatres, etc. so I'm glad that the French don't crank up the AC like we do.

I'm staying in hotels in Provence and an apartment in Paris this June and July with no AC to be found anywhere. Not too worried though. Don't think it will dim my enthusiasm for the country.