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Warmest sea in France

477 coastal locations in France ranked by their year-round average sea temperature. The regional average is 15.3°C. The top of the list shows where to find the warmest water in a typical year. The bottom shows the coldest year-round coasts of the region.

Warmest location

lies Wallis (Mata-Utu)

29.2°C annual mean in France

Regional average

15.3°C

across all 477 France coastal locations

Warmest month

August

20.3°C region-wide average

France monthly average 10.9°C to 20.3°C
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  • Warmest month August 20.3°C
  • Coldest month February 10.9°C
  • Annual mean 15.3°C
  • Months above 20°C 1 of 12

Month by month across France

Sea temperatures in France swing from 10.9°C in February to 20.3°C in August on average across every coast we track. That spread of 9°C hides much bigger swings at individual locations.

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France sea temperature map

Today's pin colours show the latest daily reading at every France location we track. Pick any pin for the location's full page.

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Top 50 warmest locations in France

The warmest coastal locations across all of France, sorted by year-round average. Click any place for its 30-day chart, monthly profile, and 10-year history.

# Location Annual mean
1 lies Wallis (Mata-Utu) Hahake 29.2°C
2 Clipperton-D Overseas France 28.4°C
3 Ajaccio Aspretto Corse 19.5°C
4 Ajaccio Corse 19.5°C
5 Solenzara Corsica 19.5°C
6 Centuri Corse 19.4°C
7 Evian-les-Bains 19.3°C
8 l'Île-Rousse Corse 19.2°C
9 Aix-les-Bains 19.1°C
10 Lac d'Aiguebelette 19.1°C
11 Lake Bourget 19.1°C
12 Lyon 19.1°C
13 Annecy 19.1°C
14 Thonon-les-Bains 19.1°C
15 Menton 19.1°C
16 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin 19.1°C
17 Mandelieu-la-Napoule 18.9°C
18 Theoule-sur-Mer 18.9°C
19 Antibes 18.9°C
20 Cagnes-sur-Mer 18.9°C
21 Cannes 18.9°C
22 Golfe-Juan 18.9°C
23 Juan-les-Pins 18.9°C
24 Saint-Laurent-du-Var 18.9°C
25 Sainte Marguerite Island 18.9°C
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26 Villeneuve-Loubet 18.9°C
27 Beaulieu-sur-Mer 18.8°C
28 Cap d'Ail 18.8°C
29 Cap Estel 18.8°C
30 Cap Ferrat 18.8°C
31 Eze 18.8°C
32 Nice 18.8°C
33 Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 18.8°C
34 Villefranche-sur-Mer 18.8°C
35 Cote d'Azur 18.7°C
36 Frejus 18.7°C
37 Les Issambres 18.7°C
38 Port Grimaud 18.7°C
39 Saint-Aygulf 18.7°C
40 Saint-Tropez 18.7°C
41 Sainte-Maxime 18.7°C
42 Agay 18.7°C
43 Saint-Raphael 18.7°C
44 Lake of Sainte-Croix 18.6°C
45 Cavalaire sur Mer 18.5°C
46 Gigaro 18.5°C
47 La Croix-Valmer 18.5°C
48 Pampelonne Beach 18.5°C
49 Ramatuelle 18.5°C
50 Bormes-les-Mimosas 18.4°C

Coldest 10 in France for contrast

Same data, sorted the other way. Useful if you want to know which France coasts stay coldest year-round.

# Location Annual mean
1 Sainte-Marie-sur-Mer 6.8°C
2 Rhine (near Strasbourg) 12.6°C
3 Bray Dunes 13.0°C
4 Dunkirk 13.1°C
5 Malo-les-Bains 13.1°C
6 Pas de Calais 13.1°C
7 Ambleteuse 13.1°C
8 Audresselles 13.1°C
9 Wimereux 13.1°C
10 Wissant 13.1°C

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