What is the Köppen climate of Paris, France?

The Köppen climate of Paris, France, is Cfb. This code describes an oceanic climate, characterized by mild winters, warm but rarely extreme summers, and precipitation spread through the year.

Paris’s climate is moderated by western Europe’s maritime setting and the North Atlantic Current. Winter nights are often cool and lightly frosty, but severe cold is uncommon; summer usually brings warm, pleasant weather with occasional heatwaves. Rain can fall in every season rather than concentrating into one sharply defined wet period.

The Cfb code is easy to confuse with Cfa, the humid subtropical classification used for places such as Tokyo. Cfb climates generally lack the very hot summers associated with Cfa, while Csa identifies Mediterranean climates with dry summers. Paris has experienced exceptional heat, including 42.6°C on 25 July 2019, but short-lived extremes do not change its overall classification.