The warmest places in France, month by month
The warmest well-known place in France is in Corsica in 9 months of the year; in the others it is Perpignan. In January it is Bastia, averaging 10.3 °C; in July, Bastia at 27.5 °C. The warmest you can reach by train from London in January is Toulon (9.9 °C, ≈ 9h 42m by train from London · 30.6 kg CO₂e return).
Among 79 well-known places in France (a Wikivoyage travel guide and at least 40,000 Wikipedia readers a year), Corsica included. Temperature is the historical daily mean for 2023–2024, across day and night, so afternoons run warmer. ✓ is a train journey checked against a timetable; ≈ is modelled.
| Month | Warmest | Next two | Warmest by train from London |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | Bastia 10.3 °C · 7.1 h sun · sea 15.4 °C | Toulon 9.9 °C Ajaccio 9.8 °C | Toulon, 9.9 °C ≈ 9h 42m by train from London · 30.6 kg CO₂e return |
| February | Bastia 10.6 °C · 8.1 h sun · sea 14.5 °C | Perpignan 10.4 °C Cannes 10.3 °C | Perpignan, 10.4 °C ≈ 10h 48m by train from London · 29.7 kg CO₂e return |
| March | Perpignan 13.0 °C · 9.4 h sun · sea 13.0 °C | Bastia 12.9 °C Cannes 12.6 °C | Perpignan, 13.0 °C ≈ 10h 48m by train from London · 29.7 kg CO₂e return |
| April | Perpignan 15.2 °C · 10.4 h sun · sea 14.4 °C | Cannes 14.7 °C Bastia 14.6 °C | Perpignan, 15.2 °C ≈ 10h 48m by train from London · 29.7 kg CO₂e return |
| May | Bastia 18.4 °C · 11.9 h sun · sea 17.9 °C | Cannes 18.0 °C Perpignan 17.9 °C | Cannes, 18.0 °C ≈ 11h 30m by train from London · 30.5 kg CO₂e return |
| June | Perpignan 23.2 °C · 12.3 h sun · sea 20.8 °C | Bastia 22.6 °C Béziers 22.5 °C | Perpignan, 23.2 °C ≈ 10h 48m by train from London · 29.7 kg CO₂e return |
| July | Bastia 27.5 °C · 14.3 h sun · sea 26.2 °C | Cannes 26.4 °C Toulon 26.2 °C | Cannes, 26.4 °C ≈ 11h 30m by train from London · 30.5 kg CO₂e return |
| August | Bastia 27.5 °C · 12.4 h sun · sea 27.5 °C | Cannes 26.8 °C Toulon 26.0 °C | Cannes, 26.8 °C ≈ 11h 30m by train from London · 30.5 kg CO₂e return |
| September | Bastia 22.5 °C · 10.6 h sun · sea 25.0 °C | Cannes 21.7 °C Perpignan 21.3 °C | Cannes, 21.7 °C ≈ 11h 30m by train from London · 30.5 kg CO₂e return |
| October | Bastia 19.5 °C · 8.5 h sun · sea 22.4 °C | Cannes 18.8 °C Perpignan 18.7 °C | Cannes, 18.8 °C ≈ 11h 30m by train from London · 30.5 kg CO₂e return |
| November | Bastia 14.1 °C · 8.1 h sun · sea 19.8 °C | Ajaccio 13.6 °C Toulon 13.4 °C | Toulon, 13.4 °C ≈ 9h 42m by train from London · 30.6 kg CO₂e return |
| December | Bastia 10.4 °C · 7.5 h sun · sea 16.8 °C | Toulon 10.2 °C Perpignan 9.9 °C | Toulon, 10.2 °C ≈ 9h 42m by train from London · 30.6 kg CO₂e return |
Warmer still, beyond France: where is hot in January ·in July ·warm without flying from London, month by month.
Questions
What is the warmest place in France in January?
Bastia, averaging 10.3 °C across day and night (2023–2024), with 7.1 h of sun a day. On the mainland and by train from London: Toulon, 9.9 °C.
What is the warmest place in France in September?
Bastia, averaging 22.5 °C, with the sea at 25.0 °C. By train from London: Cannes, 21.7 °C.
Where in France is warm in winter?
The Mediterranean coast and Corsica. From December to February the warmest well-known places average about 10–11 °C: mild, not hot.
Climate: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2024 monthly means; sea: NOAA OISST v2.1. Carbon: UK Government (DESNZ/DEFRA) 2026 factors, return, one person.Method.