Pailhès 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 Pailhès, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Pailhès varies. It peaks at 340 hours in July and drops to 138 hours in December. The total annual amount of sun is 2680 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious in Pailhès. While July receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 11.3 hours, December marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 4.6 hours of sunlight per day.

Pailhès enjoys an average of 2680 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Athens, Greece, enjoys 2769 hours of sunshine each year, making it one of the sunniest destinations in the Mediterranean region.

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

In Chicago, USA, the annual sunshine averages 2520 hours, contributing to its humid continental climate.

Melbourne, Australia, has 2380 hours of sunshine annually, with its famous “four seasons in a day” weather pattern.

October, Pailhès’s wettest month, receives 26 mm (1 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 20°C (68°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 29°C (84°F).

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