List of extreme temperatures in France
Here is a list of the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in various locations in the metropolitan regions of France since 1870, as well as of the extreme maximum and minimum temperature recorded in its overseas departments and territories.
40 Hottest Temperatures Ever Recorded in France
| Temperature |
Location |
Date Recorded |
| 111.3 °F / 44.1 °C |
Conqueyrac, Gard |
August 12, 2003 |
| 111.3 °F / 44.1 °C |
Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, Gard |
August 12, 2003 |
| 111.2 °F / 44 °C |
Toulouse, Haute-Garonne |
August 8, 1923 |
| 111 °F / 43.9 °C |
Entrecasteaux, Var |
July 7, 1982 |
| 110.6 °F / 43.7 °C |
Saint-Andiol, Bouches-du-Rhône |
August 4, 2003 |
| 110.6 °F / 43.7 °C |
Le Blanc, Indre |
August 1, 1947 |
| 110.1 °F / 43.4 °C |
Sartène, Corse-du-Sud |
July 23, 2009 |
| 109.7 °F / 43.2 °C |
Broût-Vernet, Allier |
July 13, 1983 |
| 109.5 °F / 43.1 °C |
Chusclan, Gard |
August 12, 2003 |
| 109.5 °F / 43.1 °C[1] |
Decize, Nièvre |
August 11, 2003 |
| 109.4 °F / 43 °C |
Cazals, Lot |
August 4, 2003 |
| 109.4 °F / 43 °C |
Léon, Landes |
June 30, 1968 |
| 109 °F / 42.8 °C |
Montpellier, Hérault |
July 19, 1904 |
| 108.8 °F / 42.7 °C |
Le Cannet, Alpes-Maritimes |
July 12, 1982 |
| 108.6 °F / 42.6 °C |
Orange, Vaucluse |
August 12, 2003 |
| 108.5 °F / 42.5 °C |
Mont-de-Marsan, Landes |
August 1, 1947 |
| 108.5 °F / 42.5 °C |
Saint-Raphaël, Var |
July 30, 1983 |
| 108.1 °F / 42.3 °C |
Hyères, Var |
July 10, 1982 |
| 108.1 °F / 42.3 °C |
Montgivray, Indre |
August 18, 2012 |
| 107.9 °F / 42.2 °C |
Châteauroux, Indre |
August 9, 1923 |
| 107.7 °F / 42.1 °C |
Montclus, Gard |
August 21, 2012 |
| 107.6 °F / 42 °C |
Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire |
July 27, 1983 |
| 107.6 °F / 42 °C |
Bergerac, Dordogne |
July 27, 1947 and July 12, 1949 |
| 107.6 °F / 42 °C |
Ponte Leccia, Haute-Corse |
July 27, 1998 |
| 107.2 °F / 41.8 °C[2] |
Gourdon, Lot |
August 4, 2003 |
| 107.2 °F / 41.8 °C[2] |
Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne |
August 4, 2003 |
|
| 106.8 °F / 41.6 °C |
Nîmes, Gard |
August 9, 1923 |
| 106.8 °F / 41.6 °C |
Carpentras, Vaucluse |
July 26, 1983 |
| 106.8 °F / 41.6 °C |
Chaumont, Haute-Marne |
July 28, 1921 |
| 106.7 °F / 41.5 °C |
Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte-d'Or |
August 19, 2012 |
| 106.5 °F / 41.4 °C |
Angoulême, Charente |
August 8, 1923 |
| 106.5 °F / 41.4 °C |
Tours, Indre-et-Loire |
August 28, 1947 |
| 106.1 °F / 41.2 °C |
Mont-de-Marsan, Landes |
July 26, 1947 |
| 106.1 °F / 41.2 °C |
Poitiers, Vienne |
July 24, 1870 |
| 106.1 °F / 41.2 °C |
Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes |
August 17, 1932 |
| 106.1 °F / 41.2 °C |
Vichy, Allier |
July 31, 1983 |
| 105.8 °F / 41 °C |
Agen, Lot-et-Garonne |
August 1, 1947 |
| 105.8 °F / 41 °C |
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme |
July 29, 1983 |
| 105.8 °F / 41 °C |
Decize, Nièvre |
August 10, 1998 |
| 105.8 °F / 41 °C |
Vichy, Allier |
July 29, 1983 |
| 105.4 °F / 40.8 °C |
Albi, Tarn |
July 30, 1983 |
| 105.4 °F / 40.8 °C |
Saint-Étienne, Loire |
July 31, 1983 |
40 Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in France
| Temperature |
Location |
Date Recorded |
| −41.8 °F / −41 °C |
Mouthe, Doubs |
January 17, 1985 |
| −39.1 °F / −39.5 °C |
Combsfroide, Doubs |
January 17, 1985 |
| −38.2 °F / −39 °C |
Chapelle-des-Bois, Doubs |
January 17, 1985 |
| −34.6 °F / −37 °C[3] |
Saint-Dié, Vosges |
December 10, 1879 |
| −34 °F / −36.7 °C |
Mouthe, Doubs |
January 13, 1968 |
| −31 °F / −35 °C |
Gelles, Puy-de-Dôme |
February 14, 1929 |
| −31 °F / −35 °C |
Mouthe, Doubs |
January 3, 1971 |
| −27.4 °F / −33 °C[3] |
Langres, Haute-Marne |
December 10, 1879 |
| −25.6 °F / −32 °C |
Pontarlier, Doubs |
?[4] |
| −25.6 °F / −32 °C |
Le Russey, Doubs |
?[4] |
| −25.4 °F / −31.9 °C |
Pierrefontaine-les-Varans, Doubs |
?[4] |
| −23.8 °F / −31 °C |
Granges-Sainte-Marie, Doubs |
January 2, 1971 |
| −23.8 °F / −31 °C |
Lempdes, Puy-de-Dôme |
February 14, 1929 |
| −23.8 °F / −31 °C |
Chamonix, Haute-Savoie |
January 1, 1905 |
| −22 °F / −30 °C |
Morbier, Jura |
January 13, 1968 |
| −22 °F / −30 °C[3] |
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle |
December 8, 1879 |
| −18.4 °F / −28 °C |
Mont Aigoual, Gard |
February 10, 1956 |
| −18.4 °F / −28 °C[3] |
Orléans, Loiret |
December 10, 1879 |
| −16.7 °F / −27.1 °C |
Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes |
January 3, 1971 |
| −16.4 °F / −26.9 °C |
Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Ain |
January 23, 1963 |
| −16.4 °F / −26.9 °C |
Vichy, Allier |
January 5, 1971 |
| −15.8 °F / −26.6 °C |
Commercy, Meuse |
December 8, 1879 |
| −14.8 °F / −26 °C[5] |
Épinal, Vosges |
December 8, 1879 |
| −14.8 °F / −26 °C |
Gien, Loiret |
December 9, 1879 |
| −14.6 °F / −25.9 °C |
Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône |
January 16, 1966 |
| −14.4 °F / −25.8 °C[5] |
Limoges, Haute-Vienne |
January 18, 1893 |
| −14.4 °F / −25.8 °C[3] |
Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, Val-de-Marne |
December 10, 1879 |
| −14 °F / −25.6 °C |
Saint-Étienne, Loire |
January 4, 1971 |
| −13.7 °F / −25.4 °C |
Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône |
February 2, 1954 |
| −13.3 °F / −25.2 °C |
Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône |
January 13, 1968 |
| −13.3 °F / −25.2 °C |
Romilly-sur-Seine, Aube |
January 6, 1971 |
| −13.3 °F / −25.2 °C |
Troyes, Aube |
January 6, 1971 |
| −13 °F / −25 °C |
Nevers, Nièvre |
January 9, 1985 |
| −13 °F / −25 °C |
Troyes, Aube |
February 21, 1956 |
| −12.6 °F / −24.8 °C |
Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle |
February 21, 1956 |
| −11.2 °F / −24 °C[5] |
Gillancourt, Haute-Marne |
January 18, 1893 |
| −11.2 °F / −24 °C |
Vichy, Allier |
February 5, 1963 |
| −11 °F / −23.9 °C |
Paris Montsouris |
December 10, 1879 |
| −10.6 °F / −23.7 °C |
Besançon, Doubs |
?[4] |
| −9.7 °F / −23.2 °C |
Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin |
January 2, 1971 |
Overseas departments and regions extremes
Overseas collectivities extremes
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