Updated 4 Aug 2026 · recomputed nightly

Visiting Paris in August 2026?

August 2026 is peak-season Paris: warm and wet, around 25°C / 78°F with rain on about 10 days, and Packed every day. (Our forecast covers 4–31 August — the rest of August is beyond the current window.)

In short, a hard sell — heavy crowds without the best of the weather.

Across the 12 months we forecast for Paris, August is the busiest of them all. Its heaviest day is Sat 15 Aug, busier than 100% of the year; its lightest is Sun 30 Aug at 92%.

Crowds

Packed · all 28

0 calm · 0 lively

Weather

25°C / 78°F

rain ~10 days

Value

A poor trade

a hard sell — heavy crowds without the best of the weather

Preparing pays off in a month like this: timed-entry tickets and pre-booked tours turn the queue time into sightseeing time. see the options →

How busy is Paris in August?

Every day is Packed — the crowd level barely shifts.

The month barely moves — every day lands between 92% and 100% of the year. Daylight runs about 14 hours.

Either side of it, September is much calmer.

The lightest days are the 22nd, 23rd and 30th. Still busy — but the easiest of the month.

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CalmLivelyBusyPacked% = busier than this share of the year · tap any day for its full forecast

Easiest daysSat 22 · Sun 23 · Sun 30 — The lightest days are the 22nd, 23rd and 30th. Still busy — but the easiest of the month.

Busiest daysTue 4 · Wed 5 · Thu 6 · Sat 15 — the heaviest of 28 busier days — check the calendar for the rest.

How does September compare? →

Locked into a busy day? Here's the play.

–9am

Own the morning.The day-trip wave lands mid-morning; the headline sights before nine are effectively yours.

10–5

Go where the day-trippers don't.Away from the headline sights it stays manageable all day. Save the marquee ones.

5pm+

Take the city back.Day-trippers leave by early evening — the same squares empty out and the light is better.

On the busy days, the walk-up queues for the big sights are the biggest time-sink — a timed-entry ticket skips them, which is where a busy month is won or lost.

Travelling on a busy day?
Timed-entry and skip-the-line tickets turn queue time into sightseeing time — sort them before you fly.

See skip-the-line options for Paris →

August weather in Paris

Comfortably warm — around 25°C / 78°F, easy shirtsleeve weather, with rain on about 10 days, so keep a layer handy. The days are long too — close to 14 hours of light — so the evenings stay open for walking once the heat drops.

Paris gets rain on about 10 days in August, so the odds of being caught out are real. What earns its bag space is a shell that packs to nothing, dries fast and has a hood that survives wind; a heavy waterproof is overkill and an umbrella is one more thing to carry through crowds. Browse on Amazon ↗

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Is August worth it in Paris?

Heavy crowds and only fair weather to show for it — a poor trade. For better value, come in September or May.

Book beds and the big-ticket sights well ahead, and start your days by eight — in a month this full, the early hours are the only uncrowded ones.

Compare September →

Keep planning

← Paris in JulyThe month before — compare the crowds.Paris in September →The month after — compare the crowds. Paris, the whole yearAll twelve months on one page. AlanyaPacked most days in August — see its full year.AmalfiPacked most days in August — see its full year.AmsterdamPacked most days in August — see its full year.

Built on: France's public holidays · school vacations across France and Germany · the season pattern from official overnight stays · five years of weather records (2019–2023) · operator-confirmed events
Every figure is recomputed nightly from public and school holidays, and long-run climate normals. Gaps are shown, not filled.