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, 2016
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

Region Extreme Maximum Extreme Minimum
Temperature Location Temperature Location
Guadeloupe 96.4 °F / 35.8 °C Vieux-Habitants 53.9 °F / 12.2 °C Saint-Claude
Guyane 98.6 °F / 37 °C Maripasoula 41 °F / 5 °C Saül
Martinique 98.6 °F / 37 °C Saint-Pierre 53.6 °F / 12 °C Fonds-Saint-Denis
Mayotte 100 °F / 37.8 °C Dzaoudzi 60.6 °F / 13.9 °C Dzaoudzi
Réunion 98.4 °F / 36.9 °C Le Port 24.8 °F / 4 °C Plaine des Cafres

Overseas collectivities extremes

Collectivity Extreme Maximum Extreme Minimum
Temperature Location Temperature Location
French Polynesia 100 °F / 37.8 °C Atuona 46.4 °F / 8 °C Tubuai
New Caledonia 103.8 °F / 39.9 °C Bouloupari 36.1 °F / 2.3 °C Bourail
Saint Barthélemy 95.3 °F / 35.2 °C Gustavia 60 °F / 15.6 °C Gustavia
Saint Martin 97.5 °F / 36.4 °C Orléans 62.6 °F / 17 °C Orléans
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 83.1 °F / 28.4 °C Saint-Pierre 8.5 °F / 22.5 °C Saint-Pierre
Wallis and Futuna 94.8 °F / 34.9 °C Maopoopo, Futuna 63.5 °F / 17.5 °C Hihifo, Wallis

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