La Samaritaine
La Samaritaine is a department store located in the Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois area of the 1st arrondissement of Paris, France. Established in 1870, this registered historic monument is one of the 125 most looked-up sights in France on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The store is open Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 20:00. Travelers can reach the site from Paris, which is 1 km away, or via Paris-Orly Airport, located 14 km from the store.
For those preferring warmer weather, July and August are suitable with daily highs of 24 °C and lows of 14 °C. In June, daily highs are 21 °C, and in May, they are 18 °C. For drier conditions, April, July, and August are best, with about 9 rainy days each. The coldest months are January and December, when daily highs are 7 °C and lows are between 1 °C and 2 °C. October is the wettest month, with 66 mm of rain over about 13 days. Nearby landmarks include the Conciergerie and Sainte-Chapelle (0.4 km), or the Louvre, Saint-Eustache, and Tour Saint-Jacques (0.5 km).
Weather by month
The warmest month is July, with an average high of 24 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 7 |
| Average low, °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Rainfall, mm | 54 | 45 | 51 | 50 | 63 | 54 | 59 | 52 | 48 | 66 | 52 | 63 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
