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Paris: is it crowded? When to visit
Paris (France) is busiest in April, May, June, July, August, September and October and calmest in January, February and March. At its busiest, around the week of 14 Jun 2027, about 197,711 tourists stay there each night.
Then it gets overcrowded: come another month, or try one of the quieter places below. 9/9 · Overcrowded
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
Very calmCalmQuietSome visitorsBusyVery busyCrowdedVery crowdedOvercrowded
Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Paris on the map, week by week →
What to see in Paris
- banks of the Seine
- Sorbonne
2008 listed monuments, including a UNESCO World Heritage site and 2166 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Paris
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Versailles · 20 min drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Park of Versailles, Palace and Park of Versailles
- Provins · 1 h 25 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Provins, Caveau du Saint-Esprit
- Compiègne · 1 h 19 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Compiègne-Royallieu National Cemetery, Royal abbey of Saint-Corneille
- Fontainebleau · 1 h 02 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Palace of Fontainebleau, Gallery of Francis I
- Amiens · 2 h 09 drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Notre-Dame d'Amiens, Hôtel Bouctot-Vagniez
Drive times are estimates from distance.