Dijon weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Dijon is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with July and June close behind. Dijon averages about 1,921 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 53 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,921
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 80/100
- Rain / year
- 796 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈41 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 170k
- Elevation
- 219 m
When is the best time to visit Dijon?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Dijon is September, then July and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 64 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Dijon?
Dijon gets a moderate 1,921 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate September (80) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #43 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 796 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -1° / 30°F | 64 mm | 1 |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -1° / 30°F | 51 mm | 1 |
| March | 20 | 11° / 52°F | 2° / 36°F | 59 mm | 2 |
| April | 53 | 16° / 61°F | 5° / 41°F | 57 mm | 4 |
| May | 69 | 19° / 66°F | 9° / 48°F | 79 mm | 5 |
| June | 77 | 23° / 73°F | 13° / 55°F | 70 mm | 6 |
| July | 78 | 25° / 77°F | 15° / 59°F | 65 mm | 6 |
| August | 77 | 25° / 77°F | 14° / 57°F | 72 mm | 5 |
| September | 80 | 21° / 70°F | 10° / 50°F | 53 mm | 4 |
| October | 50 | 16° / 61°F | 7° / 45°F | 77 mm | 2 |
| November | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 3° / 37°F | 76 mm | 1 |
| December | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 0° / 32°F | 73 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Geneva Switzerland · 138 km · best in Sep · 2,093 h sun/yr
- Lyon France · 172 km · best in Jul · 2,190 h sun/yr
- Basel France · 187 km · best in Sep · 1,931 h sun/yr
- Bern Switzerland · 187 km · best in Sep · 2,095 h sun/yr
- Grenoble France · 213 km · best in Sep · 2,189 h sun/yr
- Strasbourg France · 236 km · best in Sep · 1,800 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Dole France · 36 km · 1,920 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Annecy France · 168 km · 2,206 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Chalons en Champagne France · 180 km · 1,799 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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