Average Temperature in France by Year

This page is a list of the average countrywide temperature in France for each year from 1895–2021. It is an average over the entire territory of the country, based on data from the University of East Anglia.

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What Was the Hottest Year in France?

2020 was the warmest year in the history of France. The average daily high temperature was 17.3 °C, and the average low was 8.4 °C.

What Was the Coldest Year in France?

1963 was the coolest year in the history of France. The average daily high temperature was 13.5 °C, and the average low was 5.5 °C.

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Year	Rank	High (°C)	Low (°C)
2021	20	16.0	7.4
2020	1	17.3	8.4
2019	4	16.9	8.0
2018	2	17.0	8.3
2017	7	16.5	7.6
2016	14	16.1	7.6
2015	6	16.6	7.9
2014	3	16.8	8.3
2013	37	15.3	7.1
2012	22	15.9	7.3
2011	5	16.9	7.9
2010	59	15.0	6.5
2009	17	16.2	7.4
2008	30	15.6	7.2
2007	19	16.0	7.5
2006	9	16.2	7.8
2005	33	15.7	7.1
2004	27	15.6	7.3
2003	10	16.5	7.4
2002	10	16.0	7.9
2001	24	15.6	7.4
2000	10	16.0	7.9
1999	17	15.9	7.7
1998	27	15.6	7.3
1997	10	16.3	7.6
1996	63	14.8	6.6
1995	20	15.9	7.5
1994	7	16.0	8.1
1993	51	14.9	6.8
1992	37	15.3	7.1
1991	52	15.0	6.6
1990	14	16.3	7.4
1989	16	16.4	7.3
1988	36	15.3	7.2
1987	94	14.2	6.4
1986	85	14.5	6.3
1985	101	14.5	5.9
1984	74	14.7	6.4
1983	39	15.3	7.0
1982	30	15.6	7.2
1981	63	14.7	6.7
1980	105	14.1	6.1
1979	85	14.4	6.4
1978	101	14.3	6.1
1977	59	14.7	6.8
1976	44	15.4	6.7
1975	63	14.8	6.6
1974	52	14.9	6.7
1973	74	14.9	6.2
1972	98	14.4	6.1
1971	74	14.9	6.2
1970	80	14.6	6.4
1969	90	14.5	6.2
1968	83	14.5	6.4
1967	52	15.0	6.6
1966	49	14.9	6.9
1965	105	14.1	6.1
1964	73	14.8	6.4
1963	121	13.5	5.5
1962	114	14.2	5.6
1961	27	15.9	7.0
1960	52	14.9	6.7
1959	24	16.1	6.9
1958	63	14.7	6.7
1957	52	15.1	6.5
1956	117	14.1	5.6
1955	59	15.2	6.3
1954	98	14.5	6.0
1953	52	15.2	6.4
1952	52	15.2	6.4
1951	69	14.8	6.5
1950	44	15.5	6.6
1949	23	16.3	6.8
1948	40	15.7	6.6
1947	26	16.1	6.8
1946	63	15.1	6.3
1945	30	16.1	6.7
1944	74	14.8	6.3
1943	34	15.8	6.9
1942	90	14.7	6.0
1941	114	14.2	5.6
1940	112	14.3	5.5
1939	80	14.7	6.3
1938	69	15.1	6.2
1937	46	15.4	6.6
1936	69	14.9	6.4
1935	74	14.9	6.2
1934	41	15.7	6.5
1933	89	14.8	5.9
1932	87	14.7	6.1
1931	105	14.5	5.7
1930	46	15.2	6.8
1929	90	15.0	5.7
1928	41	15.6	6.6
1927	69	15.0	6.3
1926	46	15.5	6.5
1925	98	14.7	5.8
1924	94	14.7	5.9
1923	63	15.0	6.4
1922	110	14.4	5.5
1921	35	16.1	6.5
1920	50	15.3	6.4
1919	114	14.2	5.6
1918	80	14.8	6.2
1917	120	13.9	5.3
1916	83	14.7	6.2
1915	101	14.5	5.9
1914	87	14.7	6.1
1913	59	15.0	6.5
1912	94	14.6	6.0
1911	41	15.6	6.6
1910	94	14.5	6.1
1909	119	14.1	5.2
1908	109	14.4	5.6
1907	105	14.5	5.7
1906	90	14.9	5.8
1905	110	14.4	5.5
1904	74	15.1	6.0
1903	101	14.6	5.8
1902	112	14.3	5.5
1901	118	14.3	5.3