Heat waves in France
14 heat waves have been recorded in France by Global Incident Tracker, 14 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 8 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
1
Last 7 days
14
In 2026
14
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent heat waves in France
« Plus de 200 décès par jour » : les canicules de l’été 2026 ont fait exploser le nombre de morts à Paris
Moderate
Normandie. Près de 500 décès seraient liés à la canicule lors de cet été 2026 - Ouest-France
Minor
Hauts-de-France : un taux de mortalité plus élevé et des décès en hausse pendant les canicules
Minor
Moderate high-temperature warning — Drôme
Moderate
Moderate high-temperature warning — Bouches-du-Rhône
Moderate
Severe high-temperature warning — Drôme
Severe
Moderate high-temperature warning — Hautes-Pyrénées
Moderate
Severe high-temperature warning — Drôme
Severe
Moderate high-temperature warning — Hautes-Pyrénées
Moderate
Severe high-temperature warning — Drôme
Severe
Moderate high-temperature warning — Vaucluse
Moderate
Severe high-temperature warning — Drôme
Severe
Moderate high-temperature warning — Haute-Corse
Moderate
Moderate high-temperature warning — Haute-Corse
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most heat waves we hold for France — 10 of 14. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 2 | |
| September | 10 | |
| October | 2 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Heat waves have official real-time feeds, and ours come from US NWS · Meteoalarm · national services (CAP) · news.