Annecy weather by month & the best time to visit

🇫🇷 France · small town · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Annecy is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with July and August close behind. Annecy averages about 2,206 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 76 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

2,206

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

78/100

Rain / year

1,108 mm

Snow / year

≈1.3 m

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

49k

Elevation

456 m

When is the best time to visit Annecy?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Annecy is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 98 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Annecy?

Annecy gets a moderate 2,206 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate September (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #20 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 1,108 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Geneva Switzerland · 34 km · best in Sep · 2,093 h sun/yr
• Lyon France · 81 km · best in Jul · 2,190 h sun/yr
• Grenoble France · 87 km · best in Sep · 2,189 h sun/yr
• Turin Italy · 145 km · best in Jul · 2,205 h sun/yr
• Bern Switzerland · 153 km · best in Sep · 2,095 h sun/yr
• Milan Italy · 207 km · best in Jul · 2,241 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Chambéry France · 37 km · 2,190 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Dole France · 134 km · 1,920 h sun/yr · best in Sep