MarathonRoad🇫🇷 Paris, France

Paris Marathon

Sunday, 4 April 2027In 6 months · Start 08:00

Starts on the Champs-Elysees, loops through the Bois de Vincennes, follows the Seine past the Eiffel Tower and finishes on Avenue Foch; the 2027 race is the 50th edition and the first under new organizers with a lottery entry.

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Facts checked 10 Oct 2026 against marathons.fr, en.wikipedia.org.

Elevation gain

150 m

Rolling · ↓ 150 m

Highest point

70 m

above sea level

Temp at start

6°C

Peaks around 13°C

Entry fee

≈ $200

Lottery

Finishers

54,000

typical year

Course

Point to point

6h cut-off

Getting thereFly into ORY (Paris (Orly, Val-de-Marne)), about 17 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Rolling: about 150 m of climbing and 150 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

6°C

Peak during race

13°C

Humidity

72%

Chance of rain

16%

Wind

15 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 4 April ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Course records

Men: 2:04:21 · Elisha Rotich (2021)
Women: 2:18:33 · Shure Demise (2026)

As of the 2025 season.

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