Limoges/Bellegarde vs La Rochelle: which is sunnier?
🇫🇷 France vs 🇫🇷 France · 187 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
La Rochelle is the sunnier overall: about 2,187 hours of sunshine a year to Limoges/Bellegarde's 2,089. La Rochelle has the higher Sunshine Score in 11 of 12 months; the other 1 is within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Limoges/Bellegarde | La Rochelle | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,089 | 2,187 |
| Sunniest month | September (81/100) | June (83/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 3/100 | 16/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 79/100 | 83/100 |
| Rain / year | 869 mm | 749 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 7 (high) | 6 (high) |
Limoges/Bellegarde vs La Rochelle month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limoges/Bellegarde | La Rochelle | Limoges/Bellegarde | La Rochelle | Limoges/Bellegarde | La Rochelle | |
| January | 0 | 6 | 6° | 9° | 82 | 83 |
| February | 0 | 14 | 7° | 10° | 59 | 57 |
| March | 19 | 26 | 11° | 12° | 75 | 66 |
| April | 39 | 48 | 14° | 15° | 74 | 52 |
| May | 62 | 67 | 18° | 18° | 88 | 58 |
| June | 77 | 83 | 22° | 21° | 74 | 47 |
| July | 80 | 83 | 25° | 23° | 59 | 45 |
| August | 79 | 83 | 26° | 23° | 63 | 46 |
| September | 81 | 83 | 22° | 21° | 52 | 44 |
| October | 51 | 65 | 16° | 18° | 78 | 77 |
| November | 13 | 32 | 10° | 13° | 81 | 87 |
| December | 0 | 13 | 6° | 10° | 84 | 87 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan La Rochelle · Feb La Rochelle · Mar La Rochelle · Apr La Rochelle · May La Rochelle · Jun La Rochelle · Jul La Rochelle · Aug La Rochelle · Sep even · Oct La Rochelle · Nov La Rochelle · Dec La Rochelle.
When to pick which
- November–February: La Rochelle (average score 16/100 vs 3). La Rochelle is the warmer, around 11°C daytime highs vs 7°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: La Rochelle (average score 47/100 vs 40). Daytime highs are similar (14°C vs 15°C).
- June–August: La Rochelle (average score 83/100 vs 79). Limoges/Bellegarde is the warmer, around 24°C daytime highs vs 22°C.
- September–October: La Rochelle (average score 74/100 vs 66). Daytime highs are similar (19°C vs 20°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Limoges/Bellegarde weather by month · La Rochelle weather by month · Best time to visit France.
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