Saint-Chamas 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 Saint-Chamas, 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 Saint-Chamas varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, July, reaches an impressive 370 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 136 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 2872 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 4.5 hours of sunlight per day.
Average percent of sunshine
On average the sun shines 79% of the time during the day in July, the highest percentage of any month. December has the lowest percentage at 52%.
Saint-Chamas vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared
Saint-Chamas enjoys an average of 2872 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:
In Barcelona, Spain, there are 2530 hours of sunshine annually and is a city that can be visited year-round.
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.
Beijing, China, has 2505 hours of sunshine annually, with clear, sunny days in winter.
Perth, Australia, enjoys 3180 hours of sunshine annually, the highest among major Australian cities.
Related Climate Data for Saint-Chamas
November, Saint-Chamas’s wettest month, receives 17 mm (0.7 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 16°C (61°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 32°C (90°F).
For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Saint-Chamas Precipitation page.
