France swelters under record May temperatures as heatwave continues

France remained in the grip of its earliest heatwave on record on Tuesday. Forecasters have warned that temperatures could climb close to 40C later this week in parts of the country.

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Emma Albright - emma.albright@thelocal.com

Updated: Tue 26 May 2026 09:11 CET

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A man sits by a fountain at the Thabor park in Rennes, western France on May 25th, 2026, as French weather service Météo-France placed western France under yellow alert amid an unusually early heatwave. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP)

France remained in the grip of its earliest heatwave on record on Tuesday. Forecasters have warned that temperatures could climb close to 40C later this week in parts of the country.

France swelters under record May temperatures as heatwave continues

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