The sunshine in winter 2023-2024 shows a deficit of 10% compared to an average calculated from data compiled between 1991 and 2020 by
La Chaîne Météo
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In December, sunshine was 5% below average, reveals the specialist site.
In February, although the first half of the month recorded the heat record for
"the mildest first half of February ever recorded since records began"
, i.e. 1930, the sunshine over the entire month was significantly lower than the average (-36%).
Only the month of January displays a higher rate: +12%.
Brest, the least sunny city in France
In detail, the least sunny city in France this winter among the reference cities of
La Chaîne Météo
is Brest.
The commune of Finistère displays a deficit rate of -40% compared to the average.
The capital Paris has a deficit rate of -16%.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, Montélimar (Drôme) boasts a rate of +9%.
Followed by Bastia, in Corsica, (+7%) and Nîmes (Gard) and Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales).
Besides Brest, the reference cities experiencing the least sunny winter are Cognac (Charente), Dijon (Burgundy), Bordeaux (Gironde) and Le Mans (Sarthe).
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