Nantes Sunshine Hours by Month
The amount of sunshine is fundamental to comprehending a place's climate. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France. The figures are based on a 30-year period (1990–2020) to provide a reliable average.
Monthly hours of sunshine
Sunshine in Nantes varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, August, reaches an impressive 228 hours, while January, the darkest month, offers only 73 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1797 hours.
Daily hours of sunshine
This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of August under a blue sky, with approximately 7.6 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in January, with only 2.4 hours of sunlight per day.
Average percent of sunshine
On average the sun shines 57% of the time during the day in July, the highest percentage of any month. January has the lowest percentage at 27%.
Nantes vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared
Nantes enjoys an average of 1797 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:
In Lisbon, Portugal, there are approximately 2801 hours of sunshine annually, highlighting its warm and sunny Mediterranean climate.
In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.
Beijing, China, has 2505 hours of sunshine annually, with clear, sunny days in winter.
In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.
Related Climate Data for Nantes
December, Nantes’s wettest month, receives 51 mm (2 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 11°C (52°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 25°C (77°F).
For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Nantes Precipitation page.
