Gargas Sunshine Hours by Month

To truly understand a climate, we must look at its sunshine. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Gargas, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. This average is based on long-term data collected between 1990 and 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Gargas varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, July, reaches an impressive 368 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 142 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 2853 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of July under a blue sky, with approximately 12.3 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in December, with only 4.7 hours of sunlight per day.

Gargas vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared

Gargas enjoys an average of 2853 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

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.

In Shanghai, China, the annual average sunshine is 1780 hours, with cloudier weather in summer.

Adelaide, Australia, enjoys 2770 hours of sunshine annually, with long, sunny summers.

Related Climate Data for Gargas

November, Gargas’s wettest month, receives 27 mm (1.1 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 14°C (57°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 30°C (86°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Gargas Precipitation page.