France swelters as first-ever May heatwave alert issued
Key takeaways
- France experienced record high temperatures for May over the weekend, according to the country’s national weather service, with Paris recording this year's first temperature above 30C on Saturday.
- Issued on: 25/05/2026 - 14:03Modified: 25/05/2026 - 14:19
- By: FRANCE 24 A woman covers herself of the sun at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 25, 2026.
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France experienced record high temperatures for May over the weekend, according to the country’s national weather service, with Paris recording this year's first temperature above 30C on Saturday. A spokesperson for Meteo France added that a yellow heatwave alert issued Sunday was the very first “to be issued in May since the system was created in 2004".
Issued on: 25/05/2026 - 14:03Modified: 25/05/2026 - 14:19
By: FRANCE 24 A woman covers herself of the sun at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on May 25, 2026. © Christophe Ena, AP France faced unusually hot weather on Monday, the national weather service said, after enduring record high temperatures for a month of May at the weekend.