The year's weather in mainland France...
Climate assessment
10th hottest year
on record since 1900
Average temperature
0.5°C above normal*
Sunshine
consistent with normal levels**
across the country
Total mean rainfall
similar to normal*
Driest August and December
ever recorded over the 1959-2016 period
* 1981-2010 ** 1991-2010
Exceptional rainfall,
flooding and flash floods
in the North of France
25 May - 6 June
Heatwave
particularly late
23 - 27 August
2 high-intensity rain-storms episodes
in Corsica
at the end of the year
Record heat
very late
1 - 15 September