I was in Paris at the end of Sept. and it was chilly in the morning and it did rain a bit....but I would go to Paris any day of the year in any weather.

Enjoy!

Actually "City of Light(s)" is considered to be a poor interpretation, because when the term "Ville Lumière" was coined, it was referring to "enlightenment" and not "light." The term was transformed when Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie created public street lighting for Paris in the 17th century and due to the fact that Paris is so pretty at night, nobody is complaining about the shift in meaning.

Most visitors will be surprised to know that Paris is just below 49 degrees latitude - which is the western states border between the US and Canada, or about the same as Vancouver BC - or a little south of Winnipeg.

Obviously there are many factors influencing climate and weather, and latitude is probably less a factor than prevailing patterns of winds, currents etc. But suffice to say that Paris is further north than we generally think. (Likewise, Rome and Madrid, which have a certain southern feel in a way (think of those palm trees) are at about the same latitude of New York City and Omaha.

Today we are in the 3rd fierce day of a heat wave in NYC, could reach 100 today. Two weeks ago we were having a very cool Memorial Day weekend, wearing wool sweaters.

I lived in Paris for 5 years and can say that, in general, the weather is much better in Sept. than May. I revisited in Sept. 2004 and the weather was spectacular, sunny and 75-80 degrees. Only had rain one day which we used for shopping.

Paris is north of Montréal, for example.

Paris in the fall is glorious. I've been for a month in late September/early October. As well, I've been in mid September(where I was proposed to after mass at Notre Dame). Really, Paris any time of the year is not likely to disappoint.

How are early/mid October temps generally? Everything I look up says hi 50's F, but then I've heard people say it can get rather warm, but not sure if that means 65F or 85F. Also, what time does it get dark in mid Oct?