Some people do not like hot and sunny weather. That may well be for health reasons: hay fever sufferers and asthmatics tend to prefer cooler, cloudier weather. But for many Europeans an extended period of summer sun is an opportunity to get a tan, top up vitamin D levels, and enjoy the great outdoors.
Paris, France can expect an average maximum temperature of 23C in the second half of August. Temperatures on Sunday reached 27C, after having climbed as high as 36C the previous week.
