Sorry about the million errors, I'm posting from my phone.

It depends on the year and the summer. Before the hotel I stay at got AC about 10 years ago, the AC was needed every time I went. Even in March in 73 when there was a weird heatwave! Since they got AC, except 1 time, I've beeen hitting a cool streak.

Hope the weather gets more stable tomorrow. We're heading up from Nice to Paris, back to LA.

It has been cold for the entire month of July except for the last 3 days or so. Summer has been relatively cool for the past 5 years and we are getting pretty fed up with it.

Air conditioning is the exception to the rule in Paris. And even when it is installed, Parisians are often too cheap or too superstitious to run it.

In extreme heat such as that of the past couple of days, there really is no alternative to air conditioning. However, this kind of extreme heat is relatively new, having only started to afflict the city in the past 15 years or so. Prior to that, heat such as we've experienced this week was mostly science fiction.

It will be many years before Paris accepts and adapts to constant heat waves.

For comparison, twenty years ago, the usual maximum temperature for the entire year was around 76° F. Nowadays that temperature is typically reached and surpassed by spring, if not earlier, and during some periods of the year it might actually be the daily low rather than the daily high.

What is predicted for the weather beginning on Sunday and through Aug 5? We are leaving for Paris tomorrow night (Sat). Weather.com says in the 70's & sunny, but I notice they are usually wrong. Right now I'm planning on bringing more shorts with a few capris & long slacks & one lightweight sweater & a shawl. We are limited to the amount of luggage we can bring. Of course we'll have an umbrella. We wouldn't need jackets, would we? What are temps usually like in the Loire Valley? Going there after Paris.

DH's favorite memory of our last trip to Paris (well, out of two trips) is a French woman at the table next to us at Laduree (outside table, Champs De Lycee location) taking out a roll-on deodorant and applying it under her arms!

Deodorant is more convenient than a shower or bath.

The prediction for Paris for the next few days is roughly seasonal weather, meaning temperatures in the mid-70s Fahrenheit. However, forecasts are unreliable beyond a day or so, so be prepared for anything from cool and rainy weather to blistering heat. About the only moderately reliable thing that can be said is that at this time of year it's unlikely to actually get cold.

This afternoon I will take the 1€ boat shuttle from Stalingrad to Bobigny and then take the metro back. The boat goes to both Pantin and Bobigny, so it is quite different from your usual tourist boat.

It runs every 30 minutes starting at noon until the end of August on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday the fare is 1€. On Sunday the fare is 2€. Go figure.

Thanks, AnthonyGA. I guess I'm all set with clothes. I have a mixture of hot weather clothing & cool weather clothing (more hot weather than cool weather) but I'll be fine. I can always buy myself something if necessary. We leave tonight! I am so excited! My first time in Paris!

Bon Voyage!

Paris trip scheduled Aug 30 - Sept 9. ANy comments weather wise??

September is often the hottest month.

Agapanthus - If you'd like to see what the weather was last year (or in many years prior) for those dates, go to:

http://www.wunderground.com/history/

We were in Paris in late September and it was much warmer than usual with daytime highs in the 80s for several days. The day before we left to come home (first week of October) the high was in the sixties.

I'd be prepared for anything from mid to high 60s to up into the 80s, rain or shine.

Bon voyage!