diff --git a/Doc/library/tempfile.rst b/Doc/library/tempfile.rst
index bf9198e175a0e1..7ba1cd336fe29e 100644
--- a/Doc/library/tempfile.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/tempfile.rst
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@ The module defines the following user-callable items:
 
    #. A platform-specific location:
 
-      * On Windows, the directories :file:`C:\\TEMP`, :file:`C:\\TMP`,
+      * On Windows, the directories :file:`%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Temp`, :file:`%SYSTEMROOT%\Temp`
+        :file:`C:\\TEMP`, :file:`C:\\TMP`,
         :file:`\\TEMP`, and :file:`\\TMP`, in that order.
 
       * On all other platforms, the directories :file:`/tmp`, :file:`/var/tmp`, and