When to go
A month’s “comfort” combines two measured things: an average high between 18 and 26 °C, and few rain days. It is a simple, transparent ranking, not a forecast.
January
Menton, Collioure, Bonifacio
Festival international du film fantastique de Gérardmer · La Folle Journée de Nantes
February
Collioure, Menton, Arles
Fête du Citron · Carnaval de Granville
March
Arles, Collioure, Menton
Séries Mania · Festival international de films de femmes de Créteil
April
Arles, Collioure, Corte
Le Printemps de Bourges · Festival Mythos
May
Bonifacio, Arles, Menton
Festival de Cannes · Fête de la transhumance en Aubrac
June
Bonifacio, Collioure, Menton
Festival international du film d’animation d’Annecy · 24 Heures du Mans
July
Angers, La Rochelle, Amboise
Festival d’Avignon · Jazz in Marciac
August
La Rochelle, Amboise, Briançon
Festival interceltique de Lorient · Rock en Seine
September
Collioure, Arles, Menton
Braderie de Lille · Festival du cinéma américain de Deauville
October
Collioure, Arles, Carcassonne
Les Rendez-vous de l’histoire · Fête du piment d’Espelette
November
Menton, Collioure, Bonifacio
Vente des vins des Hospices de Beaune · Foire du livre de Brive
December
Menton, Collioure, Bonifacio
Fête des Lumières · Christkindelsmärik (marché de Noël de Strasbourg)
Average high by month (°C)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albi | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 10 |
| Amboise | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Amiens | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| Angers | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Annecy | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| Arbois | 7 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| Arles | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 12 |
| Bayeux | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Beaune | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Bonifacio | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Bourges | 7 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Briançon | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Carcassonne | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Chinon | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Collioure | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
| Colmar | 6 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| Conques | 8 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Corte | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 13 |
| Dinan | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Fontainebleau | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Guérande | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Honfleur | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| La Rochelle | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 |
| Langres | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| Laon | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| Le Puy-en-Velay | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| Menton | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Montreuil-sur-Mer | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Nancy | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| Provins | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| Pérouges | 6 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Quimper | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
| Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 13 |
| Saint-Malo | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
| Saint-Émilion | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 10 |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 8 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 9 |
| Saumur | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Vézelay | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| Étretat | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 8 |