Les Herbiers Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Les Herbiers, Pays de la Loire, France. The numbers reflect climate data gathered over a 30-year period, from 1990 to 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Those who love seasonal contrasts will appreciate Les Herbiers. Expect long, bright days with 228 hours in August and darker periods with just 73 hours in January. 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%.

Les Herbiers vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared

Les Herbiers enjoys an average of 1797 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, Reykjavík, Iceland, receives only about 1330 hours of sunshine per year, known for its frequently overcast and rainy skies.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

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

Related Climate Data for Les Herbiers

December, Les Herbiers’s wettest month, receives 51 mm (2 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 10°C (50°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 26°C (79°F).

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