Poitiers/Biard weather by month & the best time to visit

🇫🇷 France · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

The best time to visit Poitiers/Biard is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with July and August close behind. Poitiers/Biard averages about 2,018 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 45 mm of rain in September.

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Sun hours / year

2,018

Sunniest month

September

Peak score

82/100

Rain / year

773 mm

Midday UV at peak

6 (high)

Population

152k

Elevation

118 m

When is the best time to visit Poitiers/Biard?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Poitiers/Biard is September, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 72 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Poitiers/Biard?

Poitiers/Biard gets a moderate 2,018 hours of sunshine a year. 82 Sunshine Score points separate September (82) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #36 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 773 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

• Limoges/Bellegarde France · 105 km · best in Sep · 2,089 h sun/yr
• La Rochelle France · 124 km · best in Jun · 2,187 h sun/yr
• Nantes France · 159 km · best in Jun · 1,989 h sun/yr
• Bordeaux France · 211 km · best in Jul · 2,183 h sun/yr
• Rennes France · 225 km · best in Sep · 1,848 h sun/yr
• Caen France · 293 km · best in Jun · 1,829 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Tours France · 99 km · 1,954 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Le Mans France · 152 km · 1,956 h sun/yr · best in Sep
• Brive France · 195 km · 2,087 h sun/yr · best in Jul