France in July

July is France's 4th-best month (rank 4 of 12): its 26 destinations average 80/100, led by Ajaccio at 96 — 33°C and 1 rainy day — while Courchevel is cooler at 19°C and scores 12.

#4 of 12 months for France · 26 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

🇫🇷 France, month by month

80/100 in July

Where in France in July

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Ajaccio	Island	33°C	7 mm · 1 day	96 tier S	Yes
2	Cannes	Beach	32°C	6 mm · 1 day	95 tier S	Yes
3	Nice	Beach	32°C	20 mm · 6 days	95 tier S	Yes
4	Saint-Tropez	Beach	33°C	9 mm · 2 days	95 tier S	Yes
5	Bonifacio	Beach	35°C	3 mm · 1 day	94 tier S	Yes
6	Lille	City	25°C	46 mm · 7 days	94 tier S	Yes
7	Biarritz	Beach	26°C	49 mm · 9 days	92 tier S	Yes
8	La Rochelle	Beach	25°C	22 mm · 4 days	91 tier S	Yes
9	Nantes	City	26°C	41 mm · 6 days	91 tier S	Yes
10	Hossegor	Beach	25°C	45 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	Yes
11	Strasbourg	City	28°C	57 mm · 9 days	90 tier S	Yes
12	Paris	City	27°C	50 mm · 9 days	89 tier A	Yes
13	Bordeaux	City	30°C	32 mm · 6 days	88 tier A	Yes
14	Colmar	City	27°C	90 mm · 14 days	87 tier A	Yes
15	Lyon	City	30°C	55 mm · 7 days	84 tier A	—
16	Marseille	City	31°C	10 mm · 1 day	84 tier A	—
17	Toulouse	City	31°C	37 mm · 5 days	84 tier A	—
18	Aix-en-Provence	City	32°C	11 mm · 2 days	83 tier A	—
19	Annecy	City	30°C	123 mm · 14 days	83 tier A	Yes
20	Carcassonne	City	32°C	31 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	—
21	Montpellier	City	31°C	17 mm · 3 days	83 tier A	—
22	Avignon	City	32°C	23 mm · 4 days	82 tier A	—
23	Corte	Trekking hub	31°C	32 mm · 7 days	77 tier B	—
24	Chamonix	Ski resort	25°C	152 mm · 18 days	14 tier F	—
25	Courchevel	Ski resort	19°C	78 mm · 14 days	12 tier F	—
26	Val d'Isère	Ski resort	20°C	133 mm · 17 days	12 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means July is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in France in July

Bastille Day (14 juillet) · Ajaccio and 21 more places · 13–14 Jul
The August crush · Ajaccio and 2 more places · 15 Jul – 31 Aug
Festival d'Art Pyrotechnique · Cannes · 4 Jul – 24 Aug (usually)
Lavender in Provence · Nice · 20 Jun – 25 Jul (usually)
Nice Jazz Festival · Nice · 23–25 Jul
Francofolies · La Rochelle · 10–14 Jul
The Ile de Re summer · La Rochelle · 10 Jul – 25 Aug
Le Voyage a Nantes · Nantes · 4 Jul – 6 Sep

Seasons in force

Sea warm enough · 8 places Extreme heat · 6 places Summer season opens · 6 places Smoke season · 3 places Trail season · 3 places Rip currents & big surf · 1 place

Peak crowds at 17 of France's 20 well-known places this month.

Better months for France

May · 82/100 September · 82/100 June · 80/100 Weakest: December · 62/100

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