Sunshine Map

The hottest place in France, month by month

53 France destinations compared from long-term climate normals — the hottest and the sunniest place for every month of the year. Browse them all on the France country page.

The hottest & sunniest place in France, every month

MonthHottest placeDay highSunniest placeScore
JanuaryAjaccio13° / 55°FFigari34
FebruaryAjaccio13° / 55°FBastia35
MarchAjaccio15° / 59°FMarseille52
AprilBastia19° / 66°FBastia78
MayAvignon24° / 75°FMarseille88
JuneAvignon30° / 86°FAjaccio91
JulyAvignon33° / 91°FAjaccio94
AugustAvignon32° / 90°FAjaccio93
SeptemberAvignon27° / 81°FCalvi87
OctoberAjaccio22° / 72°FMarseille83
NovemberAjaccio17° / 63°FCalvi59
DecemberAjaccio14° / 57°FBastia41

Hottest year-round

#DestinationAvg day highSun h/yrBest month
1Ajaccio21° / 70°F2,831July
2Bastia21° / 70°F2,659July
3Avignon21° / 70°F2,838August
4Montpellier/Méditerranée20° / 68°F2,544July
5Marseille20° / 68°F2,885July
6Carcassonne20° / 68°F2,249July
7Calvi20° / 68°F2,792July
8Figari20° / 68°F2,695July
9Perpignan/Rivesaltes20° / 68°F2,449June
10Béziers20° / 68°F2,543July

For pure sunshine, Marseille records about 2,885 hours of sun a year — the full sunshine ranking is on the France page.