London vs Paris weather, all year round
London's average temperature is 0.7°C lower than Paris's (11.9°C against 12.6°C).
London gets 21% less rainfall than Paris (763 mm against 963 mm).
Best time to visit
Both London and Paris's most comfortable months are June, July and August. Both score 70 or more out of 100 in June, July and August.
London's most comfortable month is August, Paris's is June. The least comfortable month is January for both.
The lead in comfort score changes hands during the year: London from late July to late August, then Paris from early September to mid July.
London and Paris are about the same for comfort score (49/100 against 50/100).
Weekly averages over three years.
Temperature
London's average temperature is 0.7°C lower than Paris's (11.9°C against 12.6°C).
Both cities have their hottest month in July. The coolest month is January for both.
The lead in average temperature changes hands during the year: Paris from early March to early December, then London from mid December to early March.
London's average daytime high is 1.0°C lower than Paris's (15.6°C against 16.6°C).
London's average nighttime low is 0.5°C lower than Paris's (8.1°C against 8.7°C).
Paris gets 13 days above 30°C (86°F) a year. London gets almost none.
London gets 26% fewer days below freezing than Paris (23 days against 31 days).
Weekly averages over three years.
Feels like and humidity
London's average feels-like temperature is 1.1°C lower than Paris's (9.5°C against 10.6°C).
London's hottest feeling month is July, Paris's is August. The coolest feeling month is January for both.
The lead in average feels-like temperature changes hands during the year: Paris from early March to mid December, then London from mid December to late February.
London and Paris are about the same for humidity (78% against 77%).
Both cities have their most humid month in December. The driest month is June for both.
Neither city has any muggy days to speak of.
Weekly averages over three years.
Rainfall
London gets 21% less rainfall than Paris (763 mm against 963 mm).
London gets 11% fewer rainy days than Paris (133 days against 149 days).
London's wettest month is September, Paris's is July. The driest month is June in London and February in Paris.
The lead in rainfall changes hands during the year: Paris from mid January to early July, then Paris from mid July to mid September, then London from late September to mid October, then Paris from mid October to mid December.
Monthly totals, averaged over three years.
Sunshine
London and Paris are about the same for sunshine (2780 h against 2806 h).
Both cities have their sunniest month in June. The dullest month is December for both.
Weekly averages over three years.
Wind
London gets 10% more wind than Paris (20 km/h against 18 km/h).
London gets 73% more windy days than Paris (42 days against 24 days).
Both cities have their windiest month in January. The calmest month is November in London and August in Paris.
Weekly averages over three years.
Snowfall
London gets 31% less snowfall than Paris (6.5 cm against 9.4 cm).
London's snowiest month is March, Paris's is November. The least snowy month is April in London and February in Paris.
Monthly totals, averaged over three years.
Daylight
London and Paris are about the same for daylight (12 h against 12 h).
Weekly averages over three years.
Averages of daily data from 2023 to 2025. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).