Lyon weather by month & the best time to visit

🇫🇷 France · city break · humid subtropical climate

The best time to visit Lyon is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 80/100), with September and June close behind. Lyon averages about 2,190 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 28°C / 82°F and roughly 65 mm of rain in July.

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Sun hours / year

2,190

Sunniest month

July

Peak score

80/100

Rain / year

787 mm

Snow / year

≈47 cm

Midday UV at peak

7 (high)

Population

1.4M

Elevation

240 m

When is the best time to visit Lyon?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Lyon is July, then September and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 54 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Lyon?

Lyon gets a moderate 2,190 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate July (80) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #21 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 787 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

• Grenoble France · 44 km · best in Sep · 2,189 h sun/yr
• Geneva Switzerland · 97 km · best in Sep · 2,093 h sun/yr
• Turin Italy · 208 km · best in Jul · 2,205 h sun/yr
• Bern Switzerland · 227 km · best in Sep · 2,095 h sun/yr
• Marseille France · 255 km · best in Jul · 2,885 h sun/yr
• Montpellier/Méditerranée France · 255 km · best in Jul · 2,544 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Chambéry France · 62 km · 2,190 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Annecy France · 81 km · 2,206 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Le Puy-en-Velay France · 126 km · 2,071 h sun/yr · best in Jul
• Dole France · 148 km · 1,920 h sun/yr · best in Sep

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