Summer 2026 in France looks set to be one of the most difficult on record for drought, so here's how to check restrictions on watering the garden, washing the car and filling the swimming pool in communes across France.
French forecasters have described the drought gripping the country as "exceptional", with experts suggesting the crisis could soon approach the level of the notorious summer of 1976.
As the long summer holiday season gets under way in France, here’s what to watch out for on the roads, trains and airports ... while temperatures start to rise again.
The 2026 men's Tour de France cycle race gets underway on Saturday with the women's race to follow in August. Here's a list of the stages and maps if you wanted to catch a glimpse of the pelotons.
European airport and airline associations have once again urged the European Commission to take immediate action as they warn the new digital Entry/Exit System (EES) risks travel mayhem and misery for millions this summer.
A major update to parental leave rules, schools break up for summer, bac and brevet results come out, new requirements for new cars, and France’s national day – here’s what is going on in France in July 2026.
The World Health Organisation said Sunday that over 1,300 excess deaths had been recorded in Europe since June 21 in connection with the record-breaking heatwave roasting much of the continent.
Like many countries around Europe, France is clamping down on the rental platform Airbnb, which is accused of creating housing shortages for locals. Here's what that means if you are planning to stay in one this summer.
At least 193 million people across Europe are expected to experience temperatures above 35C on Saturday, AFP calculations found, up from Friday as the heatwave was set to shift eastwards.
Commercial supplies of jet fuel may worsen this summer despite the improving situation in the Strait of Hormuz, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jorgensen said Friday.
The heatwave battering Europe may have an unlikely partner-in-crime: a patch of cold ocean water south of Iceland and Greenland that can influence weather patterns over the continent.
Human-caused climate change is "unequivocally" responsible for the intensity of a record-breaking heatwave scorching Europe, scientists said Friday, while experts consider the costs for an economy as productivity melts and growth becomes lethargic.
Searing temperatures in France lead to a lot of discussion around the heat, the climate and ways to stay cool - here are some useful words and phrases to get involved in a French chat.
At least 101 million Europeans were expected to experience temperatures of over 35C on Thursday, in a punishing and increasingly deadly heatwave hotter than weather in parts of Africa.
The latest heatwave sweeping across Europe is a stark reminder that it is the world's fastest-warming continent, stretching into an Arctic that is heating at an even greater pace
France relies heavily on nuclear power – but regularly shuts down reactors when temperatures soar. With summers getting longer and hotter, can the French nuclear sector cope with climate change?
The extreme heat baking much of Europe this week is exposing the limits of rail infrastructure made during cooler times, leading to delays and cancellations along with warnings to travellers with health problems to avoid trips if possible.
When to avoid travelling on France’s main routes during the summer holidays, public transport works in the Paris area, strikes and what the weather might do.
Much of Western Europe was baking in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, shattering temperature records.
The vast majority of Europe's beaches offer "excellent" water quality for swimming, the EU environment agency said on Tuesday ahead of the summer season, with coastal nations and inland Austria topping the list.
More than 200,000 lives have been lost to the "silent killer" of extreme heat in Europe since 2022, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, after a heatwave saw some countries record their highest-ever May temperatures.
