Of the temperatures normally recorded in the midst of summer season have been recorded for a number of days over a big a part of France. Since Thursday Could 21, 2026, Météo-France observes an exceptional heat episode linked to a warmth dome put in over western Europe. Tuesday grew to become the most popular Could day ever measured within the nation with a nationwide thermal indicator of 24.9ºC. In lots of areas, highs exceed seasonal norms by 10 to fifteen levels, typically extra.
However this Wednesday, a number of stations recorded absolute data for the month of Could. Angoulême reached 36.4ºC, forward of Belin-Beliet and Vailhan at 36.3ºC. Bordeaux has raised ºC in Mérignac, similar to Carcassonne. In Paris, temperatures have exceeded 32ºC since Saturday and this sequence might proceed till the weekend. In accordance with Météo-Francea collection of eight consecutive days above 30ºC in Could had by no means earlier than been recorded within the capital.
It is also very popular at evening
Nighttime temperatures additionally stay very excessive, significantly within the west of the nation the place a number of minimal data have been damaged. Through the evening from Tuesday to Wednesday, Scillé recorded 22.9ºC on the coolest of the evening, Longueville 22.8ºC and Rennes 20.9ºC. In Langres, the minimal of 18.7ºC exceeded the earlier document courting from Could 26, 1953. Data for nighttime mildness have been additionally recorded in Le Mans, Cherbourg and Tarbes.
The earlier evening had already proven how uncommon this episode was for the season. Dinard recorded 22.1ºC, a price greater than six levels larger than its earlier month-to-month document established in 2018. Nantes reached 21.9ºC, exceeding its previous reference from Could 1989. Different cities equivalent to Deauville, Quimper, Brest, Lorient, Cholet, Evreux, Dax or Bordeaux additionally skilled minimal temperatures near or above 20ºC, an distinctive degree for a month of Could in line with Météo-France.
