Sunshine Atlas

Brive weather by month & the best time to visit

France · regional city · oceanic / maritime climate

Brive, France
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The best time to visit Brive is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with August and September close behind. Brive averages about 2,087 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 52 mm of rain in July.

When is the best time to visit Brive?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Brive is July, then August and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 73 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Brive?

Brive gets a moderate 2,087 hours of sunshine a year. 81 Sunshine Score points separate July (81) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #32 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 788 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.

Sunshine Score by month

January: 0February: 7March: 33April: 51May: 76June: 79July: 8181August: 81September: 81October: 66November: 26December: 0JFMAMJJASOND
MonthScoreDay highNight lowRainUV
January0 7° / 45°F0° / 32°F 73 mm1
February7 9° / 48°F-1° / 30°F 51 mm1
March33 13° / 55°F2° / 36°F 68 mm3
April51 16° / 61°F5° / 41°F 76 mm4
May76 20° / 68°F9° / 48°F 82 mm5
June79 24° / 75°F13° / 55°F 67 mm6
July81 27° / 81°F15° / 59°F 52 mm7
August81 27° / 81°F14° / 57°F 56 mm6
September81 24° / 75°F11° / 52°F 52 mm4
October66 18° / 64°F8° / 46°F 66 mm3
November26 12° / 54°F3° / 37°F 74 mm1
December0 8° / 46°F0° / 32°F 71 mm1

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Brive: questions and answers

What kind of destination is Brive?

Brive is a regional city in France at 301 m elevation with a oceanic / maritime climate.

How many hours of sunshine does Brive get a year?

Brive gets about 2,087 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around July.

When is the best time to visit Brive?

The sunniest time to visit Brive is July, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 81/100 (with August and September close behind). Expect daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F.

What is the least sunny month in Brive?

January is the least sunny month in Brive, scoring 0/100 with about 73 mm of rain.

How strong is the sun in Brive?

The typical midday UV index in Brive peaks around 7 (high) in July, easing to about 1 (low) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.

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