France Nov. 2025, shoes

No one can predict weather so far in advance.

However I wouldn’t think the month of November would be conducive to sandals as foot wear.

That said I’m not one who wears skirts or dresses.

How cold tolerant are your feet? Daily highs may only be in the low 50s (F) in Paris, with a good possibility of rain. But Provence may be warmer and drier.

I live in one of the warmest, driest cities in France near the Mediterranean. We sadly put our sandals away for the winter toward early October and grimace as we put on closed shoes until the following May.

You might want to break in some sturdy ballerinas. I wear very thick soled trail runners in black the rest of the year.

I was in Paris two weekends in November last year. It was not warm. Foggy in the first half of the month, and snow before Thanksgiving.

You want shoes with a fairly stiff sole (so you don't feel all the cobblestones) and waterproof.

Having been to Paris at different times from late September to New Year's Eve, the only time sandals might have been appropriate was late September for a few days before it very quickly turned into cool autumn. And sandals are not the ideal shoe to wear in a city, particularly one with cobblestone streets, uneven pavement, lots of stairs, etc. I'd recommend sturdy shoes or boots, and like someone else said, waterproof - Paris sees its fair share of rain. Dry comfy feet are happy feet! Parisians wear sneakers or boots - my favorite travel boots are the classic Blundstone, great with jeans (or could be cute with your skirts/dresses and tights), I feel secure and never get sore feet.

I was in Paris last year in early November and it was (unfortunately) definitely too cold for sandals. We were wearing jackets and scarves.