Yearly weather

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

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Marseille and Nice generally exhibit the warmest temperatures throughout the year, rarely dipping into discomfort zones, while Strasbourg experiences discomfort cold temperatures in January, February, November and December. Lyon experiences similar discomfort in January, December.
Toulouse has the potential for discomfort heat during August.
Paris is colder than Nantes.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Paris	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Toulouse	Nice	Nantes	Montpellier	Strasbourg
Jan	7.7°C	10.4°C	11.9°C	7.3°C	9.7°C	11.5°C	9.5°C	11.7°C	6.2°C
Feb	9.9°C	13.2°C	13.1°C	10.6°C	12.5°C	12.3°C	11.0°C	13.1°C	9.0°C
Mar	12.7°C	15.2°C	14.7°C	13.5°C	14.6°C	13.9°C	12.8°C	14.7°C	12.2°C
Apr	15.7°C	18.1°C	16.9°C	16.5°C	17.3°C	15.9°C	15.4°C	17.2°C	15.5°C
May	19.4°C	21.7°C	20.2°C	20.2°C	20.9°C	19.2°C	19.1°C	21.0°C	19.3°C
Jun	23.8°C	25.6°C	25.3°C	26.2°C	26.3°C	24.2°C	23.2°C	25.9°C	24.8°C
Jul	25.7°C	28.0°C	28.8°C	28.6°C	29.3°C	27.1°C	25.4°C	29.5°C	26.2°C
Aug	26.2°C	28.4°C	28.7°C	29.0°C	30.2°C	27.4°C	25.8°C	29.1°C	26.3°C
Sep	22.6°C	25.1°C	24.8°C	24.0°C	25.7°C	23.4°C	23.0°C	24.6°C	22.2°C
Oct	17.9°C	20.8°C	21.0°C	18.8°C	21.0°C	19.6°C	18.5°C	20.4°C	17.3°C
Nov	11.6°C	14.4°C	15.8°C	11.5°C	14.1°C	15.0°C	13.2°C	15.3°C	10.2°C
Dec	8.6°C	11.7°C	12.6°C	8.0°C	11.1°C	12.1°C	10.6°C	12.2°C	6.8°C
Average	19.4°C	17.9°C	19.5°C	19.6°C	17.3°C	18.5°C	16.8°C	16.3°C	19.4°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Paris	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Toulouse	Nice	Nantes	Montpellier	Strasbourg
Jan	3.3°C	4.8°C	7.4°C	1.4°C	3.9°C	6.9°C	4.0°C	6.3°C	1.3°C
Feb	3.9°C	5.5°C	8.1°C	2.6°C	5.0°C	7.5°C	4.3°C	7.2°C	2.3°C
Mar	5.6°C	7.0°C	9.6°C	4.3°C	6.2°C	8.6°C	5.2°C	8.7°C	3.7°C
Apr	7.0°C	8.7°C	11.3°C	6.5°C	7.9°C	10.4°C	6.7°C	10.5°C	5.8°C
May	10.3°C	11.8°C	14.9°C	9.9°C	11.2°C	13.8°C	9.9°C	14.2°C	9.5°C
Jun	14.4°C	15.5°C	19.6°C	14.8°C	15.6°C	18.6°C	13.7°C	18.7°C	14.2°C
Jul	16.2°C	16.9°C	22.4°C	16.8°C	17.6°C	21.5°C	15.0°C	21.1°C	15.7°C
Aug	16.8°C	16.9°C	22.7°C	17.1°C	17.7°C	21.9°C	15.1°C	21.0°C	16.1°C
Sep	14.0°C	14.8°C	19.5°C	13.4°C	15.0°C	18.4°C	13.2°C	17.7°C	12.2°C
Oct	11.4°C	12.5°C	16.4°C	10.2°C	12.2°C	15.1°C	11.2°C	14.8°C	9.2°C
Nov	6.7°C	8.2°C	11.7°C	5.1°C	7.7°C	10.5°C	7.3°C	10.2°C	4.5°C
Dec	4.6°C	6.4°C	8.5°C	2.3°C	5.4°C	7.7°C	5.5°C	7.2°C	2.2°C
Average	10.8°C	8.7°C	14.3°C	13.1°C	9.3°C	13.4°C	9.5°C	8.1°C	10.5°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Overall, cities in the south of France, like Marseille and Nice, experience significantly more sunshine throughout the year compared to northern cities such as Strasbourg and Paris. For instance, Marseille boasts an impressive average of over 11 hours of sunshine in June and July, while Paris rarely surpasses 8 hours even in peak summer months.
Precipitation levels also vary greatly, with Marseille and Montpellier receiving much less rainfall, particularly in summer, compared to cities like Strasbourg and Nantes, which tend to have consistent precipitation throughout the year. This trend suggests that southern cities generally enjoy drier and sunnier weather, making them more appealing for outdoor activities during the summer months.

Sunny Weather

Period	Paris	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Toulouse	Nice	Nantes	Montpellier	Strasbourg
Jan	2.1 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	5.2 hours/day	2.2 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
Feb	3.6 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	3.3 hours/day	5.6 hours/day	3.5 hours/day
Mar	3.6 hours/day	4.1 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	4.3 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	4.3 hours/day
Apr	5.0 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	8.1 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	5.1 hours/day
May	5.4 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	8.8 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	7.3 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	5.5 hours/day
Jun	6.4 hours/day	6.2 hours/day	12.4 hours/day	7.8 hours/day	6.8 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	7.3 hours/day
Jul	6.5 hours/day	8.7 hours/day	13.7 hours/day	9.3 hours/day	9.2 hours/day	11.8 hours/day	8.2 hours/day	12.9 hours/day	7.6 hours/day
Aug	6.2 hours/day	8.5 hours/day	12.5 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	10.4 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	11.9 hours/day	6.7 hours/day
Sep	5.2 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	9.1 hours/day	6.7 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	7.9 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	5.8 hours/day
Oct	4.0 hours/day	4.8 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	5.3 hours/day	6.6 hours/day	4.0 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	3.9 hours/day
Nov	2.8 hours/day	3.5 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	2.9 hours/day	3.4 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	2.7 hours/day
Dec	1.8 hours/day	2.6 hours/day	5.5 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	5.0 hours/day	2.3 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	2.0 hours/day
Average	5.4 hours/day	5.4 hours/day	8.4 hours/day	7.5 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	7.6 hours/day	4.4 hours/day	4.7 hours/day	5.5 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Paris	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Toulouse	Nice	Nantes	Montpellier	Strasbourg
Jan	2.6mm	2.7mm	1.3mm	2.5mm	2.2mm	2.3mm	2.4mm	1.7mm	3.3mm
Feb	1.8mm	2.2mm	1.5mm	1.8mm	1.6mm	1.9mm	2.2mm	1.3mm	2.3mm
Mar	2.3mm	2.4mm	1.7mm	3.0mm	2.2mm	3.2mm	2.4mm	2.1mm	2.3mm
Apr	1.6mm	2.5mm	1.9mm	2.4mm	2.2mm	2.9mm	2.1mm	2.1mm	2.1mm
May	2.0mm	3.1mm	2.1mm	3.7mm	3.0mm	2.7mm	2.0mm	2.1mm	2.8mm
Jun	2.9mm	3.6mm	1.1mm	3.0mm	3.0mm	2.0mm	2.4mm	1.3mm	3.3mm
Jul	1.6mm	1.3mm	0.3mm	2.7mm	1.9mm	0.9mm	1.0mm	0.5mm	2.9mm
Aug	1.8mm	1.2mm	1.2mm	2.7mm	1.8mm	1.6mm	1.3mm	1.4mm	2.5mm
Sep	1.9mm	2.4mm	2.0mm	2.7mm	1.9mm	1.9mm	1.9mm	2.4mm	2.0mm
Oct	2.7mm	2.7mm	3.0mm	3.6mm	2.0mm	4.4mm	3.0mm	3.2mm	2.3mm
Nov	2.1mm	3.3mm	2.9mm	3.3mm	2.7mm	3.9mm	2.9mm	3.2mm	2.6mm
Dec	2.9mm	3.4mm	1.7mm	3.9mm	2.6mm	3.0mm	3.1mm	1.6mm	3.1mm
Average	2.6mm	2.9mm	1.7mm	1.9mm	2.2mm	2.6mm	2.2mm	2.6mm	2.3mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Paris	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Toulouse	Nice	Nantes	Montpellier	Strasbourg
Jan	18.6km/h	16.2km/h	27.6km/h	15.3km/h	19.1km/h	14.5km/h	23.5km/h	22.9km/h	15.0km/h
Feb	19.0km/h	15.4km/h	25.8km/h	15.3km/h	19.3km/h	14.6km/h	23.0km/h	21.4km/h	14.9km/h
Mar	18.9km/h	18.2km/h	27.8km/h	16.9km/h	23.0km/h	17.3km/h	23.5km/h	24.5km/h	15.3km/h
Apr	16.9km/h	16.4km/h	25.8km/h	17.0km/h	20.1km/h	15.4km/h	20.1km/h	22.9km/h	14.6km/h
May	16.4km/h	16.0km/h	22.3km/h	15.4km/h	18.0km/h	13.7km/h	20.8km/h	20.8km/h	13.9km/h
Jun	15.2km/h	14.7km/h	22.3km/h	14.9km/h	17.1km/h	13.6km/h	18.9km/h	19.8km/h	12.7km/h
Jul	15.7km/h	15.1km/h	22.6km/h	14.2km/h	16.9km/h	12.3km/h	20.4km/h	20.3km/h	12.3km/h
Aug	15.2km/h	14.6km/h	21.9km/h	13.6km/h	16.6km/h	12.0km/h	19.8km/h	19.9km/h	11.7km/h
Sep	15.3km/h	14.4km/h	23.1km/h	13.2km/h	17.9km/h	13.7km/h	20.3km/h	20.0km/h	11.9km/h
Oct	17.2km/h	15.0km/h	24.5km/h	15.8km/h	19.0km/h	14.1km/h	22.0km/h	22.2km/h	12.6km/h
Nov	17.2km/h	16.0km/h	26.5km/h	14.5km/h	19.9km/h	15.0km/h	22.6km/h	22.5km/h	13.0km/h
Dec	18.8km/h	16.4km/h	26.7km/h	14.6km/h	19.3km/h	14.1km/h	24.2km/h	22.1km/h	14.4km/h
Average	15.7km/h	15.1km/h	24.7km/h	21.6km/h	21.6km/h	14.2km/h	17.0km/h	13.5km/h	18.9km/h

Humidity

Period	Paris	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Toulouse	Nice	Nantes	Montpellier	Strasbourg
Jan	79.6%	79.4%	65.1%	80.6%	79.8%	61.1%	85.6%	68.2%	81.6%
Feb	73.1%	76.3%	65.4%	74.5%	77.0%	63.9%	83.2%	68.8%	75.8%
Mar	69.8%	73.0%	64.1%	71.8%	76.0%	64.0%	83.1%	68.8%	72.4%
Apr	66.8%	68.8%	62.7%	71.1%	73.8%	66.9%	80.3%	66.6%	72.4%
May	70.8%	70.2%	64.7%	75.8%	75.9%	71.1%	79.4%	67.9%	76.0%
Jun	69.8%	70.2%	62.3%	70.2%	71.1%	69.5%	75.0%	67.4%	73.3%
Jul	62.0%	65.6%	57.3%	63.4%	63.6%	67.7%	69.3%	61.2%	67.8%
Aug	57.7%	64.4%	56.4%	60.8%	58.9%	63.6%	67.8%	61.5%	68.2%
Sep	61.5%	65.9%	59.9%	66.2%	62.7%	64.2%	69.5%	64.0%	70.9%
Oct	68.7%	71.4%	65.5%	73.3%	70.3%	68.0%	76.9%	70.3%	75.9%
Nov	75.6%	76.9%	66.1%	79.7%	77.3%	64.1%	81.5%	69.6%	80.6%
Dec	79.4%	80.7%	68.2%	82.7%	80.6%	63.4%	84.4%	70.8%	83.0%
Average	71.9%	72.5%	63.1%	67.1%	78.0%	65.6%	69.6%	74.8%	72.3%

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.

Sunrise Time

Period	Paris	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Toulouse	Nice	Nantes	Montpellier	Strasbourg
Jan	8:37	8:34	8:06	8:16	8:22	8:00	8:46	8:13	8:14
Feb	7:59	8:02	7:37	7:43	7:53	7:29	8:11	7:43	7:37
Mar	7:08	7:19	6:54	6:57	7:10	6:47	7:23	7:01	6:46
Apr	6:59	7:18	6:56	6:55	7:11	6:48	7:18	7:02	6:38
May	6:09	6:34	6:14	6:09	6:29	6:06	6:30	6:20	5:49
Jun	5:49	6:17	5:59	5:52	6:13	5:50	6:11	6:04	5:28
Jul	6:05	6:32	6:13	6:07	6:28	6:05	6:27	6:19	5:45
Aug	6:44	7:05	6:44	6:42	7:00	6:37	7:04	6:50	6:23
Sep	7:28	7:42	7:19	7:20	7:34	7:11	7:44	7:25	7:07
Oct	8:07	8:14	7:49	7:53	8:04	7:41	8:20	7:55	7:46
Nov	8:00	8:00	7:32	7:41	7:49	7:26	8:11	7:39	7:38
Dec	8:37	8:32	8:03	8:14	8:20	7:57	8:45	8:10	8:14
Average	7:30	7:06	7:06	7:12	7:36	7:00	7:18	6:54	7:24

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Paris	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Toulouse	Nice	Nantes	Montpellier	Strasbourg
Jan	17:24	17:49	17:30	17:25	17:45	17:22	17:46	17:35	17:03
Feb	18:11	18:30	18:08	18:07	18:24	18:01	18:29	18:14	17:50
Mar	19:03	19:15	18:51	18:53	19:07	18:44	19:19	18:58	18:41
Apr	20:43	20:48	20:22	20:28	20:38	20:15	20:56	20:28	20:20
May	21:27	21:25	20:56	21:06	21:13	20:50	21:37	21:04	21:04
Jun	21:55	21:49	21:20	21:31	21:37	21:14	22:03	21:27	21:32
Jul	21:47	21:44	21:14	21:25	21:32	21:08	21:56	21:22	21:25
Aug	21:04	21:06	20:39	20:46	20:56	20:32	21:15	20:46	20:41
Sep	20:02	20:12	19:48	19:51	20:04	19:41	20:17	19:54	19:41
Oct	18:55	19:11	18:49	18:49	19:05	18:41	19:12	18:55	18:33
Nov	17:11	17:35	17:15	17:11	17:30	17:07	17:32	17:20	16:50
Dec	16:56	17:24	17:05	16:59	17:20	16:56	17:19	17:10	16:35
Average	19:42	19:24	19:18	19:24	19:48	19:12	19:36	19:12	19:36

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Paris	Bordeaux	Marseille	Lyon	Toulouse	Nice	Nantes	Montpellier	Strasbourg
Jan	8:47 hours	9:15 hours	9:24 hours	9:09 hours	9:23 hours	9:22 hours	8:59 hours	9:23 hours	8:49 hours
Feb	10:12 hours	10:28 hours	10:32 hours	10:24 hours	10:31 hours	10:31 hours	10:19 hours	10:32 hours	10:13 hours
Mar	11:55 hours	11:56 hours	11:51 hours	11:53 hours	11:57 hours	11:44 hours	11:56 hours	11:57 hours	11:41 hours
Apr	13:43 hours	13:30 hours	13:22 hours	13:28 hours	13:26 hours	13:15 hours	13:38 hours	13:26 hours	13:20 hours
May	14:27 hours	14:25 hours	13:56 hours	14:06 hours	14:13 hours	13:50 hours	14:37 hours	14:04 hours	14:04 hours
Jun	14:55 hours	14:49 hours	14:20 hours	14:31 hours	14:37 hours	14:14 hours	15:03 hours	14:27 hours	14:32 hours
Jul	14:47 hours	14:44 hours	14:14 hours	14:25 hours	14:32 hours	14:08 hours	14:56 hours	14:22 hours	14:25 hours
Aug	14:04 hours	14:01 hours	13:39 hours	13:46 hours	13:56 hours	13:32 hours	14:11 hours	13:46 hours	13:41 hours
Sep	12:34 hours	12:30 hours	12:29 hours	12:31 hours	12:29 hours	12:30 hours	12:32 hours	12:29 hours	12:34 hours
Oct	10:47 hours	10:58 hours	11:01 hours	10:55 hours	11:01 hours	11:00 hours	10:52 hours	11:00 hours	10:47 hours
Nov	9:11 hours	9:35 hours	9:43 hours	9:30 hours	9:41 hours	9:41 hours	9:21 hours	9:41 hours	9:13 hours
Dec	8:20 hours	8:52 hours	9:02 hours	8:45 hours	9:01 hours	8:59 hours	8:34 hours	9:00 hours	8:22 hours
Average	12:06 hours	11:54 hours	12:00 hours	12:00 hours	12:06 hours	11:54 hours	12:00 hours	11:48 hours	12:06 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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