We hope to visit Paris for the first time in 2026. What months are best for weather and being able to access all of the popular sights without to much congestion?
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San Francisco, CA (USA)
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Cornwall
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Nobody with an ounce of sense is clicking that link.
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Minnesota 🎒
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OK to click it; it's just a link to Rick Steves' Paris/France guidebooks. The OP is also familiar with them as she used them for trips to Turkey and Greece.
"Best" is a subjective term but while you're waiting for some other travelers to chime in, Rick has this to say about when to go:
https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/france/paris-itinerary
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Upstate NY, USA
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Depends on what you think is 'best'? Do you like it hot? Summer is for you.
I was in Paris last March - landed on the 18th. I had one week of absolutely perfect weather - in the 60s/low 70s, no rain until the weekend. After I left, the bottom dropped out and it became a super soggy spring. ymmv.
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Chicago
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for us it is spring and fall. When we were working we came in May because that was a convenient time in our schedules. Now we come in April/May and September/October. IMHO mid September through October is most reliably pleasant but not hot.
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Vacaville, Ca
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Here's my Chime. I have enjoyed the last week of May into the first week of June (twice), the first week of September & the first week of October. November & December I was there for the holiday season, so I knew I was going to get cold & only a few times wet weather. This year I will be enjoying the entire month of October in Paris.