Average Monthly Sunshine in Versailles

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

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Versailles varies. It peaks at 224 hours in July and drops to 58 hours in December. The total annual amount of sun is 1735 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious in Versailles. While July receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 7.5 hours, December marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 1.9 hours of sunlight per day.

Versailles’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Versailles enjoys an average of 1735 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

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, Versailles’s wettest month, receives 62 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 9°C. During the driest month September you can expect a temperature of 22°C.

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