France in September

September is one of France's best months (rank 2 of 12): its 26 destinations average 82/100, led by Lyon at 93 — 24°C and 7 rainy days — while Courchevel is cooler at 13°C and scores 30.

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

🇫🇷 France, month by month

82/100 in September

Where in France in September

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	Lyon	City	24°C	67 mm · 7 days	93 tier S	Yes
2	Strasbourg	City	22°C	49 mm · 8 days	93 tier S	Yes
3	Toulouse	City	26°C	36 mm · 6 days	93 tier S	Yes
4	Bordeaux	City	26°C	59 mm · 9 days	92 tier S	Yes
5	Carcassonne	City	26°C	48 mm · 9 days	92 tier S	Yes
6	Aix-en-Provence	City	25°C	55 mm · 5 days	91 tier S	Yes
7	Colmar	City	21°C	74 mm · 11 days	91 tier S	Yes
8	Nice	Beach	27°C	58 mm · 9 days	91 tier S	Yes
9	Ajaccio	Island	29°C	42 mm · 5 days	90 tier S	—
10	Cannes	Beach	27°C	45 mm · 3 days	90 tier S	—
11	Montpellier	City	25°C	69 mm · 6 days	90 tier S	Yes
12	Avignon	City	27°C	82 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	Yes
13	Bonifacio	Beach	29°C	40 mm · 5 days	89 tier A	—
14	Marseille	City	25°C	56 mm · 4 days	89 tier A	Yes
15	Nantes	City	22°C	58 mm · 9 days	89 tier A	—
16	Saint-Tropez	Beach	27°C	55 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	—
17	Paris	City	22°C	55 mm · 10 days	88 tier A	—
18	La Rochelle	Beach	22°C	50 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	Yes
19	Annecy	City	23°C	118 mm · 12 days	86 tier A	Yes
20	Corte	Trekking hub	26°C	57 mm · 10 days	86 tier A	—
21	Lille	City	20°C	61 mm · 9 days	86 tier A	—
22	Biarritz	Beach	24°C	103 mm · 12 days	85 tier A	Yes
23	Hossegor	Beach	25°C	103 mm · 12 days	85 tier A	Yes
24	Courchevel	Ski resort	13°C	84 mm · 13 days	30 tier F	—
25	Val d'Isère	Ski resort	14°C	110 mm · 17 days	27 tier F	—
26	Chamonix	Ski resort	19°C	130 mm · 16 days	21 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 September 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 September

Lyon Biennale · Lyon · 19 Sep – 13 Dec
Colmar Jazz Festival · Colmar · 21–26 Sep
Chateauneuf-du-Pape grape harvest · Avignon · 1 Sep – 5 Oct (usually)
Le Voyage a Nantes · Nantes · 4 Jul – 6 Sep
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez · Saint-Tropez · 26 Sep – 4 Oct
Journees du Patrimoine · Paris · 15–22 Sep (usually)
Grand Pavois boat show · La Rochelle · 22–27 Sep
Braderie de Lille · Lille · 28 Aug – 8 Sep (usually)

Seasons in force

Sea warm enough · 8 places Harvest · 7 places Summer season opens · 5 places Smoke season · 3 places Foraging season · 2 places Off-season shutdown · 2 places Surf season · 2 places Trail season · 2 places Flood season · 1 place Rip currents & big surf · 1 place Wind season · 1 place

Peak crowds at 2 of France's 20 well-known places this month.

Better months for France

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

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