tobycat Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Hi thereCan anyone tell me which region in France is the best for hot summers and warm dry winters. We want to get away from the cold, damp and wet winters hereThanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Warm dry winters in France? No where escapes the cold and wet here,the Riviera often colder than here in NW Brittany which is very wet and windy even in August sometimes. If you want hot, suggest southern Spain or Portugal or Morocco but not France. I have known several families retreat north because the autumn and winter winds near the Pyrenees are too cold and the north east gets snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 Many parts of Portugal are quite verdant. Green = rainfall [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 [quote user="tobycat"]Hi thereCan anyone tell me which region in France is the best for hot summers and warm dry winters. We want to get away from the cold, damp and wet winters hereThanks[/quote]Not France.Hot summers, want 45 - 50 deg CWarm dry winters, 18 - 30 deg C, 2 to 3 hrs rainfall (if you are lucky)Buy in Dubai, Beckham has a place here ( but everywhere has its downside!!!!!!)[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Trollope Posted June 1, 2007 Share Posted June 1, 2007 [quote user="tobycat"]Hi thereCan anyone tell me which region in France is the best for hot summers and warm dry winters. We want to get away from the cold, damp and wet winters hereThanks[/quote]Bermuda, I gather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Dubai! The climate AND Beckham!!!! sigh![:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 We found the Centre to have the best temperatures for summer and winters in France. We are from Australia originally and July last year was unbearably hot, even for us. The winter just gone, very mild, no snow here and not very cold either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobycat Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 Hi Lynda and RichardThanks for that. Can you tell me if the weather is a dry or humid heat? Also in your opinion where would be the best areas to buy to be able to integrate with the french people but also have a bit of land to grow veg and keep animals? We would prefer a rural location.Thanks againSusan Way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plod Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Be wary basing your decision on one winter; in the Tarn, where we are, we have had a mild winter, but the last few years have almost without exception had temperatures as low as minus ten. We are susceptible to the continental climate just as the Centre. Despite a previous posting to the contrary, I would say that if it's definitely France you want, then you have to go to the extreme south-east, or Corsica. The presence of olive trees and citrus indicate mild winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 I would point out that the far SE does not necessarily indicate mild winters. Provence is famous for its harsh landscape and Olives are hardy to -9C and Citrus trees around -5C. Hardly mild!Rgds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 And the Mistral winds which Peter Mayle so famously described in his books,that drive many locals mad when it comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plod Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Doesn't accord with my understanding of citrus trees; and I mean the coastal areas where, by definition, the climate is milder than inland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob T Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Everybody knows that the Dordogne has warm winters.[IMG]http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q259/bikesindordogne/Winter%20in%20the%20Dordogne/SNOW06023.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 [quote user="plod"]Despite a previous posting to the contrary, I would say that if it's definitely France you want, then you have to go to the extreme south-east, or Corsica. ...[/quote]La Reunion and Maurice are better still, though a bit further away.Johnnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Adam Posted June 14, 2007 Share Posted June 14, 2007 This site will tell you weather information for each region and its departments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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