Average Monthly Sunshine in Saint-Calais

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

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Saint-Calais varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, July, reaches an impressive 241 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 60 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1845 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious in Saint-Calais. While July receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 8.0 hours, December marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 2.0 hours of sunlight per day.

Saint-Calais’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Saint-Calais enjoys an average of 1845 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.

Oslo, Norway, receives approximately 1690 hours of sunshine annually.

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

Other climate information

December, Saint-Calais’s wettest month, receives 54 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 9°C. During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 26°C.

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