Will I see the 2027 solar eclipse in Paris?
Partly
51% of the Sun is covered at 11:01 local time. A partial eclipse: worth a look through eclipse glasses, but the day stays bright. Totality is 1,345 km to the south.
When to look
Local time in Paris (CEST).
- 10:00:40StartsThe Moon touches the Sun
- 11:01:11Most covered51% of the Sun
- 12:04:58EndsThe Sun is whole again
Will the Sun be clear at 11:01?
Cloud is a real risk. Around 11:01 from 21 July to 14 August, the sky over Paris is on average 33% free of cloud: roughly the chance that the Sun is clear when the eclipse peaks. Paris-CDG airport, 23 km away, reported 33% in 1,289 weather reports (2006–2024).
2 August around 11:01, every year since 2006
- 062006: some cloud
- 072007: cloudy
- 082008: cloudy
- 092009: cloudy
- 102010: some cloud
- 112011: cloudy
- 122012: cloudy
- 132013: clear
- 142014: cloudy
- 152015: clear
- 162016: cloudy
- 172017: cloudy
- 182018: clear
- 192019: some cloud
- 202020: cloudy
- 212021: cloudy
- 222022: cloudy
- 232023: cloudy
- 242024: some cloud
- 252025: no report
Clear or nearly clear in 3 of 19 years on the day itself (Paris-CDG airport weather reports). One day is luck; the 33% above averages every day from 21 July to 14 August. How: NASA POWER hourly cloud data (2001–2025), corrected to match the weather reports of the 66 airports we checked (NOAA ISD, 2006–2025); NASA alone was up to 20 points too sunny along the Strait of Gibraltar. A real forecast exists about a week before: we'll add it here.
Staying in San José (Cabo de Gata)
Rooms in the path go first: book now with free cancellation, then check the forecast a week before. San José (Cabo de Gata) has 1 min 34 s of totality and a 72% clear record.
Keep your eyes safe
Look at the Sun only through eclipse glasses or a solar viewer made to ISO 12312-2. Sunglasses are not enough, even at 99%.
Once the last bead of sunlight disappears, take the glasses off and look. Put them back on the moment the Sun's edge reappears.
Never point binoculars, a telescope or a camera lens at the partial Sun without a solar filter on the front.
Paris eclipse: questions
It starts at 10:00 and ends at 12:04 local time (CEST). The most is covered at 11:01.
No. Paris sees a partial eclipse with 51% of the Sun covered. The nearest totality is about 1,345 km to the south; San José (Cabo de Gata) (1,390 km) gets 1 min 34 s.
Nobody can know that until about a week before. From history: around 11:01 in late July and early August, the sky over Paris is on average 33% free of cloud, so roughly a 33% chance that the Sun is clear when the eclipse peaks. That comes from Paris-CDG airport's own weather reports (2006–2024), 23 km away.
The Sun will be 43° above the horizon in the south-east, so pick a spot with an open view that way: a beach, a rooftop terrace or a hill. At that height buildings rarely get in the way.
Yes, for everything except totality itself. Use glasses or viewers made to ISO 12312-2. In a partial eclipse you need them the whole time, even at 99%.