Weather in France

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

• Nice and Marseille have the mildest winters, with temperatures generally staying above 41°F throughout the year.

• Strasbourg experiences the coldest temperatures, with winter months dipping into the discomfort range.

• Toulouse stands out for its hot summers, occasionally exceeding 86°F in August.

• Most of the cities experience comfortable temperatures between late spring and early autumn.

• The coastal cities (Nice, Marseille, Montpellier) generally have warmer temperatures compared to inland cities like Paris and Strasbourg.

Conditions #

• Paris stands out with significant sun hours across the months, peaking in the summer, while also showing moderate levels of precipitation, particularly during fall and winter.

• In contrast, cities like Nantes, Lyon, and Toulouse recorded zero sun hours throughout the year, indicating a likely climatic anomaly or limited data availability, while consistently experiencing varying levels of precipitation, the highest observed in Lyon in October.

• Marseille, Montpellier, Bordeaux, and Nice similarly reflected minimal sun exposure, yet all had slightly different precipitation patterns, with Nice experiencing the highest rain levels in October.

Daylight Hours #

• In comparing the sunrise, sunset, and day length across the cities of France, it is notable that the earliest sunrises occur in June, with Strasbourg leading at 05:28, while the latest sunrises are seen in January, with Bordeaux at 08:34.

• All cities experience the longest days in June, a trend seen from Nantes with 15:51 to Lyon at 15:39, indicating that the further south you go, the shorter the longest day becomes. Conversely, December shows the shortest days with Nantes having the briefest at 08:33, highlighting the significant variation in daylight throughout the year.