Does it get cold at night in Paris?

In winter, sunshine is scarce; days are cool, nights cold but generally above freezing with low temperatures around 3 °C (37 °F). Light night frosts are however quite common, but the temperature will rarely dip below -5 °C (23 °F) and not every year.



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We recommend visiting between October and April — sidestepping the jam-packed holiday season in December — if your main objective is to avoid crowds. Go at the beginning or end of that window, October or April, for temperatures still comfortable enough to sit outside at one of the quintessentially Parisian cafe tables.

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5 Fun Facts about Paris
  • 'Paris' is not the city's original name.
  • Île de la Cité is the birthplace of Paris.
  • Roman ruins still exist in Paris.
  • Pont Neuf doesn't mean “Bridge Nine”
  • The Storming of Bastille was a symbolic act.


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Our advice? Skip the baseball caps, white socks, sneakers, large colorful backpacks, and fanny packs. Instead, opt for dark skinny jeans, plain shirts without logos, and leather shoes. Use tote bags or earth-toned simplistic bags if you really want to dress in France to fit in with the locals.

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For the nights when you are heading to a local restaurant in your favorite arrondissement, a pair of jeans is appropriate. Make sure your jeans don't have holes or embellishments of any kind. Wear a pair of wide-leg jeans with a beautiful tweed jacket or silk blouse to add some polish to the jeans.

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Similar distance (± 0.5%) Paris is just as far away from Tokyo as Tokyo from Cairo (9,562 km), London (9,559 km), Alexandria (9,579 km), Jeddah (9,523 km), Chicago (10,140 km), Izmir (9,252 km), Giza (9,569 km), Rome (9,854 km), Sanaa (9,500 km).

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Paris' Famous Landmarks The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Panthéon, or the Sacré Coeur are surely some of the most recognizable things Paris is known for. If you visit Paris during the high season (from April to the end of October), we recommend buying skip the line tickets for these tourist sites.

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