Nantes weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · city break · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Nantes is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with July and September close behind. Nantes averages about 1,989 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 47 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,989
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 82/100
- Rain / year
- 772 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Population
- 439k
- Elevation
- 24 m
When is the best time to visit Nantes?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Nantes is June, then July and September. The dullest month is January (6/100, 86 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Nantes?
Nantes gets a moderate 1,989 hours of sunshine a year. 76 Sunshine Score points separate June (82) from January (6), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #37 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 772 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 | 6 | 9° / 48°F | 4° / 39°F | 86 mm | 1 |
| February | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 3° / 37°F | 65 mm | 1 |
| March | 26 | 12° / 54°F | 4° / 39°F | 65 mm | 2 |
| April | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 7° / 45°F | 50 mm | 4 |
| May | 67 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 57 mm | 5 |
| June | 82 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 47 mm | 6 |
| July | 82 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 46 mm | 6 |
| August | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 15° / 59°F | 48 mm | 5 |
| September | 82 | 22° / 72°F | 12° / 54°F | 44 mm | 4 |
| October | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 10° / 50°F | 82 mm | 2 |
| November | 31 | 13° / 55°F | 7° / 45°F | 89 mm | 1 |
| December | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 4° / 39°F | 93 mm | 0 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Rennes France · 102 km · best in Sep · 1,848 h sun/yr
- La Rochelle France · 113 km · best in Jun · 2,187 h sun/yr
- Jersey Jersey · 233 km · best in Jul · 1,930 h sun/yr
- Caen France · 241 km · best in Jun · 1,829 h sun/yr
- Brest France · 254 km · best in Jul · 1,927 h sun/yr
- Limoges/Bellegarde France · 257 km · best in Sep · 2,089 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Saint-Nazaire/Montoir France · 45 km · 2,144 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Île d'Yeu France · 77 km · 2,269 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Lorient/Lann/Bihoué France · 153 km · 2,146 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Poitiers/Biard France · 159 km · 2,018 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
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