22 June 2026
France is set to break June temperature records, with temperatures above 40C in some areas
According to weather service Météo-France, the temperature broke records in France on Monday.
France’s national heat index, a daytime and nighttime average measured at 30 weather stations across the country, reached 29.2 degrees Celsius (84.5 F) on Monday, the highest level recorded so far in June, Météo-France said, citing provisional data. The previous highest level was reached on June 30 last year.
All-time heat records were also broken on Monday, with temperatures in Bordeaux, located in the south-western wine country, reaching 41.9 degrees Celsius (107.4 F), breaking the record set last August.
Poitiers in central France reached 41.2 C, beating the previous high set in 1947.
Paris sweats out its hottest June night ever, with temperatures never dropping below 24.2 Celsius (75.5 F). The French capital broke another June record by recording 37.7 degrees Celsius (99.9 degrees Celsius) on Monday afternoon.
Over the weekend, authorities banned the sale of alcohol for Fete de la Musique street parties in Paris and cities across the country.
The French weather agency warned that the current heat wave will remain “widespread, long-lasting and intense”, with temperatures expected to remain high until at least the end of the week.
Meteorologists say of the 51 heatwaves recorded in the country since 1947, 34 have occurred since 2000 and 26 since 2011.
He warned that the current heat wave could eventually rival the one that killed 15,000 people in France in August 2003.
At least 18 people have died so far in France due to the current wave of extreme heat, including two children left in a car.