Turin vs Lyon: which is sunnier?
🇮🇹 Italy vs 🇫🇷 France · 208 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Turin and Lyon are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 2,205 vs 2,190 hours a year. Turin has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months; the other 7 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Turin | Lyon | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 2,205 | 2,190 |
| Sunniest month | July (81/100) | July (80/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 11/100 | 5/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 80/100 | 79/100 |
| Rain / year | 779 mm | 787 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 6 (high) | 7 (high) |
Turin vs Lyon month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turin | Lyon | Turin | Lyon | Turin | Lyon | |
| January | 0 | 0 | 8° | 6° | 37 | 54 |
| February | 14 | 0 | 10° | 8° | 43 | 46 |
| March | 41 | 27 | 14° | 12° | 54 | 54 |
| April | 65 | 60 | 18° | 17° | 76 | 61 |
| May | 75 | 77 | 22° | 21° | 93 | 82 |
| June | 78 | 79 | 27° | 25° | 76 | 67 |
| July | 81 | 80 | 30° | 28° | 59 | 65 |
| August | 81 | 79 | 30° | 27° | 59 | 66 |
| September | 81 | 80 | 25° | 23° | 59 | 62 |
| October | 73 | 64 | 19° | 18° | 66 | 82 |
| November | 30 | 19 | 13° | 11° | 105 | 85 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 8° | 7° | 52 | 63 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Turin · Mar Turin · Apr Turin · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct Turin · Nov Turin · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: Turin (average score 11/100 vs 5). Turin is the warmer, around 10°C daytime highs vs 8°C. See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Turin (average score 60/100 vs 55). Daytime highs are similar (18°C vs 17°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Turin averages 80/100, Lyon 79/100. Turin is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 27°C.
- September–October: Turin (average score 77/100 vs 72). Daytime highs are similar (22°C vs 21°C).
Full month-by-month guides: Turin weather by month · Lyon weather by month · Best time to visit Italy · Best time to visit France.
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