Lille vs Ostend: which is sunnier?
🇫🇷 France vs 🇧🇪 Belgium · 72 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Lille and Ostend are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,703 vs 1,769 hours a year. Lille has the higher Sunshine Score in 3 of 12 months; the other 9 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Lille | Ostend | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,703 | 1,769 |
| Sunniest month | September (79/100) | June (78/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 3/100 | 3/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 76/100 | 76/100 |
| Rain / year | 731 mm | 778 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 5 (moderate) | 5 (moderate) |
Lille vs Ostend month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | Ostend | Lille | Ostend | Lille | Ostend | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 6° | 6° | 60 | 67 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 7° | 7° | 55 | 59 |
| March | 20 | 13 | 11° | 10° | 53 | 54 |
| April | 47 | 41 | 15° | 14° | 41 | 39 |
| May | 65 | 65 | 18° | 18° | 59 | 58 |
| June | 77 | 78 | 21° | 21° | 61 | 62 |
| July | 76 | 75 | 23° | 22° | 68 | 74 |
| August | 75 | 74 | 23° | 22° | 73 | 80 |
| September | 79 | 72 | 20° | 19° | 52 | 58 |
| October | 45 | 44 | 15° | 15° | 65 | 71 |
| November | 13 | 12 | 10° | 10° | 71 | 77 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 6° | 7° | 73 | 79 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar Lille · Apr Lille · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep Lille · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Lille averages 3/100, Ostend 3/100. Daytime highs are similar (7°C vs 8°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Lille (average score 44/100 vs 40). Daytime highs are similar (15°C vs 14°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Lille averages 76/100, Ostend 76/100. Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 22°C).
- September–October: Lille (average score 62/100 vs 58). Daytime highs are similar (18°C vs 17°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Lille weather by month · Ostend weather by month · Best time to visit France.
More comparisons: Lille vs Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) · Lille vs Brussels · Ostend vs Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) · Ostend vs London · Ostend vs Brussels · all head-to-heads