Average Monthly Sunshine in La Chaux-de-Fonds

The graphs on this page shows the average number of hours per month and per day that La Chaux-de-Fonds receives direct sunlight. The numbers are calculated over a 30-year period to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in La Chaux-de-Fonds varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, July, reaches an impressive 257 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 45 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1841 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious in La Chaux-de-Fonds. While July receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 8.6 hours, December marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 1.5 hours of sunlight per day.

La Chaux-de-Fonds’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

La Chaux-de-Fonds enjoys an average of 1841 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.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Vancouver, Canada, receives approximately 1940 hours of sunshine annually.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

Other climate information

May, La Chaux-de-Fonds’s wettest month, receives 152 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 18°C. During the driest month March you can expect a temperature of 10°C.

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