Saint-Jean-de-Sixt 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-Jean-de-Sixt, Rhône-Alps, France. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Those who love seasonal contrasts will appreciate Saint-Jean-de-Sixt. Expect long, bright days with 275 hours in July and darker periods with just 67 hours in December. The total annual amount of sun is 2063 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 9.2 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in December, with only 2.2 hours of sunlight per day.

Saint-Jean-de-Sixt vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared

Saint-Jean-de-Sixt enjoys an average of 2063 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.

Osaka, Japan, experiences 2010 hours of sunshine annually, with bright, sunny weather in spring and autumn.

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

Related Climate Data for Saint-Jean-de-Sixt

May, Saint-Jean-de-Sixt’s wettest month, receives 152 mm (6 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 16°C (61°F). During the driest month October you can expect a temperature of 14°C (57°F).

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