We will be in Paris the 3rd week in August. I notice the temperatures right now are quite hot there, and I expect that to be the case. Does it tend to cool off in the evenings?
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10607 posts
The weather can vary in August from day to day. I was in Paris in early August 2006. There was a severe heatwave through Europe that July. By the time we arrived in Paris - we were there for 6 days - it was never hot, and some days were even a little chilly. I would recommend a hotel with AC, just in case. We never had to use it, but it was nice knowing it was there.
Posted by
Edmonton, AB, Canada
668 posts
We were there in late August and every day it was hot. Cooled off in the evenings, but still comfortable to eat outside without a sweater. Left on Sept 1 and it was cooler and damp that day.
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Mission Viejo, Calif., USA
1010 posts
We just returned from a three week trip to Paris - June 10. It was stifling hot many places we went. The metro's are really uncomfortable. More places are not air-conditioned than they are. Even downstairs in the Lourve, it is only partially air-conditioned. The two major dept. stores were beyond miserable. I literally got sick over there from the lack of air-conditionig and all the people who smoke. Most of Paris shuts down in August. We have been to Paris three times now. The first time was in August and it was suffocating. Women do not wear shorts over there either, men don't wear baseball caps and hardly anybody wears regular white, American type tennis shoes.
Posted by
Tel Aviv
15791 posts
Elaine, why do you keep going back if you obviously have a miserable time in Paris?
Posted by
Sacramento, California U.S.A.
10607 posts
That is a good question Chani! I love Paris. I would go there at any opportunity. I can't think of any place I have HATED, but if I did feel that strongly about a place I certainly wouldn't keep returning there voluntarily.
Posted by
Bel Air, MD
37 posts
We just got back, and yes the evenings and mornings were comfortable. From 11:00 to 7:00 was pretty awful. We had a apartment, so we could open windows and get a breeze through. (And listen to the drunks sing, but that's another story). On a really hot day, the Louvre was the best place to be. The Denon wing (lots of tourists) was quite warm, but the Richelieu wing (ancient civilizations) was mostly empty and fairly cool. Europeans don't air condition to American standards. We looked in a lot of Monoprix's and other stores for a fan, but couldn't find one.