Saint-Martin-dʼHères Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine plays a big role in understanding the climate of a city. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Saint-Martin-dʼHères, Rhône-Alps, France. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Saint-Martin-dʼHères varies. It peaks at 288 hours in July and drops to 73 hours in December. The total annual amount of sun is 2076 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

For those who appreciate different seasons, Saint-Martin-dʼHères serves as an ideal destination. Expect longer, more sun-filled days in July with an average of 9.6 hours of sunshine daily, and embrace the darker days in December, offering only 2.4 hours of daily sunlight.

Saint-Martin-dʼHères enjoys an average of 2076 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.

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

In Shanghai, China, the annual average sunshine is 1780 hours, with cloudier weather in summer.

Perth, Australia, enjoys 3180 hours of sunshine annually, the highest among major Australian cities.

May, Saint-Martin-dʼHères’s wettest month, receives 117 mm (4.6 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 17°C (63°F). During the driest month August you can expect a temperature of 23°C (73°F).

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