Highest temperature in Paris on July 22?

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Market context

Paris-Le Bourget Airport’s highest temperature on 22 July is the settlement driver, and the current 0% implied chance points to a market that is effectively pricing no move into the higher bins at the margin. For context, Paris in July is usually warm rather than extreme: one forecast compilation for the month puts typical highs around 26°C, with temperatures often ranging from the mid-teens overnight to the mid-20s in the daytime, which makes the 25°C and 26°C bands plausible reference points for a normal summer day.[2] The market page itself currently shows 25°C and 26°C as the joint frontrunners at 50% each, suggesting a very tight split rather than a strong directional view.[1]

Comparable summer-heat episodes matter because Paris can still break away from seasonal norms when broader European heatwaves intensify. Le Monde reported in late June that France had just experienced record-breaking heat and that daytime highs around 40°C to 42°C were possible in the worst-affected areas, while also quoting climatologist Christophe Cassou that forecasts beyond about 10 days are not reliable enough to rule in or out a July heatwave so far ahead.[3] For this market, the key read-through is that the event is not about an average Paris temperature, but the single highest reading at a specific airport station, so short-lived spikes, cloud cover, wind direction and timing within the day can matter more than the broader city feel.

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