temperatures of a summer night in the middle of November

Remarkable temperatures were recorded during the night of Sunday November 24 to Monday November 25, particularly in the southwest. In many municipalities, the 20°C mark has been crossed.

A summer night, in the middle of November. In several regions, the thermometer has soared in recent hours, displaying summer values ​​in the southwest. This Monday, November 25, at 4 a.m., it was 26°C in Pau, according to data relayed by Météo-Ciel.

Up to 23°C was recorded near Saint-Jean-de-Luz and the Basque Country, but also 19°C in the La Rochelle region, 17°C in Bordeaux. On the Mediterranean rim, 19°C was reported in Perpignan, 15°C in Toulon, 17°C in Sète and even 16°C in Montpellier.

Drop in temperatures during the day

These high nighttime temperatures also affected the northern half of the country: 15°C in Paris and Rouen, 16°C in Dunkirk and 17°C in Tours at 4 a.m. On the other hand, in Brittany the weather was a little cooler: 12°C in Rennes and Brest, but also 10°C in Saint-Brieuc.

But in the southwest, only insomniacs were able to enjoy temperatures worthy of a tropical night. “At daybreak, the thermometer displays between 9 and 13 degrees in general, between 12 and 16 on the Mediterranean shore,” writes Météo-France in its national bulletin.

“In the afternoon, it is only 12 to 14 degrees in a northwestern part of the country. We often expect 15 to 19 degrees in a large southeastern half,” the agency continues.

This Sunday, November 24 was particularly mild in Francedue to a southwesterly current which brought warm air from the Canary Islands. The temperatures thus contrasted sharply with those recorded a few days earlier, close to 0°C and worthy of a full winter.

It is mainly in the southwest and particularly in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques – yet affected by violent winds – that the highest temperatures were recorded. In Navarrenx, the thermometer soared to 28.1°C. In this town of 1,050 souls, we recorded 20°C around 4 a.m. this Monday.