Brittany and Normandy, in the west and northwest, enjoy a maritime climate - winters are mild and summers warm, with most rain falling in autumn and spring.
Eastern France has a moderate continental climate, where winters are cold and summers are hot but also stormy.
The climate in central areas is extreme continental, with uncomfortably hot summers and freezing winters which result in the highest heating bills in France.
The Riviera benefits from a Mediterranean climate - winters are usually mild and summers hot and humid with plenty of sunshine BUT even the Riviera may experience some cold and wet winter weather!
Mountainous regions (the Alps and Pyrenees) are prone to extreme conditions - from winters of heavy snow to hot summers. Weather in the Midi (between the Pyrenees and Alps) is dry and hot, but spring may bring heavy rainfall.
The weather in France as a whole is more temperate than most of the rest of Europe, forecasts and weather information for particular regions or cities are provided by the French equivalent of the Met Office, "France Meteo". For more details see the website at http://www.meteo.fr
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