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The sunniest cities in Grand Est

Bar-sur-Aube (Aube), Bar-sur-Seine (Aube), Brienne-le-Château (Aube), and Lusigny-sur-Barse (Aube) are tied as the sunniest cities in Grand Est, with 1,930 hours of sunshine a year on average.

307 towns ranked out of 5,115

Bar-sur-Aube, 1stThe next 19

The podium

  1. 1stBar-sur-Aube 1,930hrs/yr Aube
  2. 2ndBar-sur-Seine 1,930hrs/yr Aube
  3. 3rdBrienne-le-Château 1,930hrs/yr Aube

This ranking covers 307 of the 5,115 towns in Grand Est. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Donchery (Ardennes) comes last with 1,576 hours a year.

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The ranking: sunniest cities in Grand Est

Rank Town Department Hours of sunshine per year Proportional bar Population
1 tied Bar-sur-Aube Aube (10) 1,930 4,877
1 tied Bar-sur-Seine Aube (10) 1,930 3,055
1 tied Brienne-le-Château Aube (10) 1,930 2,708
1 tied Lusigny-sur-Barse Aube (10) 1,930 2,326
1 tied Vendeuvre-sur-Barse Aube (10) 1,930 2,265
6 tied Colmar Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 68,013
6 tied Wittenheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 15,695
6 tied Illzach Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 15,135
6 tied Kingersheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 13,495
6 tied Cernay Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 12,219
6 tied Guebwiller Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 11,503
6 tied Wittelsheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 10,783
6 tied Pfastatt Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 10,416
6 tied Wintzenheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 8,375
6 tied Thann Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 7,897
6 tied Ensisheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 7,370
6 tied Soultz-Haut-Rhin Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 7,132
6 tied Lutterbach Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 6,947
6 tied Horbourg-Wihr Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 6,309
6 tied Sausheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 5,750
6 tied Ingersheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 4,832
6 tied Munster Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 4,808
6 tied Rouffach Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 4,471
6 tied Kaysersberg Vignoble Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 4,469
6 tied Marckolsheim Bas-Rhin (67) 1,882 4,442
6 tied Bollwiller Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 4,239
6 tied Turckheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 4,206
6 tied Staffelfelden Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 4,107
6 tied Richwiller Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 3,965
6 tied Issenheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 3,562
6 tied Orbey Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 3,495
6 tied Pulversheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 3,160
6 tied Buhl Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 3,147
6 tied Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 3,078
6 tied Vieux-Thann Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,903
6 tied Volgelsheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,749
6 tied Baldersheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,644
6 tied Soultzmatt Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,552
6 tied Biesheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,550
6 tied Ruelisheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,550
6 tied Ungersheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,481
6 tied Fessenheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,390
6 tied Houssen Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,363
6 tied Andolsheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,274
6 tied Saint-Amarin Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,210
6 tied Ottmarsheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,072
6 tied Meyenheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,037
6 tied Porte du Ried Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,037
6 tied Réguisheim Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,037
6 tied Sundhoffen Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,035
6 tied Bitschwiller-lès-Thann Haut-Rhin (68) 1,882 2,025
52 tied Troyes Aube (10) 1,851 63,254
52 tied Saint-André-les-Vergers Aube (10) 1,851 13,018
52 tied La Chapelle-Saint-Luc Aube (10) 1,851 12,730
52 tied Sainte-Savine Aube (10) 1,851 10,616
52 tied Saint-Julien-les-Villas Aube (10) 1,851 6,868
52 tied Pont-Sainte-Marie Aube (10) 1,851 5,335
52 tied Rosières-près-Troyes Aube (10) 1,851 5,142
52 tied La Rivière-de-Corps Aube (10) 1,851 3,756
52 tied Les Noës-près-Troyes Aube (10) 1,851 3,297
52 tied Bréviandes Aube (10) 1,851 3,279
52 tied Aix-Villemaur-Pâlis Aube (10) 1,851 3,274
52 tied Saint-Parres-aux-Tertres Aube (10) 1,851 3,268
52 tied Saint-Lyé Aube (10) 1,851 3,013
52 tied Arcis-sur-Aube Aube (10) 1,851 2,867
52 tied Saint-Germain Aube (10) 1,851 2,487
52 tied Sainte-Maure Aube (10) 1,851 2,094
52 tied Buchères Aube (10) 1,851 2,087
52 tied Creney-près-Troyes Aube (10) 1,851 2,060
70 tied Neufchâteau Vosges (88) 1,848 6,981
70 tied Mirecourt Vosges (88) 1,848 5,166
70 tied Vittel Vosges (88) 1,848 4,912
70 tied Contrexéville Vosges (88) 1,848 3,117
70 tied Bourbonne-les-Bains Haute-Marne (52) 1,848 2,004
75 tied Le Val-d'Ajol Vosges (88) 1,848 3,971
75 tied Rupt-sur-Moselle Vosges (88) 1,848 3,478
77 tied Metz Moselle (57) 1,833 124,396
77 tied Montigny-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 1,833 22,065
77 tied Woippy Moselle (57) 1,833 15,068
77 tied Pont-à-Mousson Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 1,833 14,470
77 tied Maizières-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 1,833 11,683
77 tied Marly Moselle (57) 1,833 10,477
77 tied Talange Moselle (57) 1,833 8,300
77 tied Marange-Silvange Moselle (57) 1,833 6,606
77 tied Boulay-Moselle Moselle (57) 1,833 5,493
77 tied Moulins-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 1,833 5,336
77 tied Faulquemont Moselle (57) 1,833 5,158
77 tied Le Ban-Saint-Martin Moselle (57) 1,833 4,753
77 tied Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 1,833 4,685
77 tied Ars-sur-Moselle Moselle (57) 1,833 4,663
77 tied Dieulouard Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 1,833 4,618
77 tied Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes Moselle (57) 1,833 4,550
77 tied Longeville-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 1,833 4,155
77 tied Pagny-sur-Moselle Meurthe-et-Moselle (54) 1,833 3,979
77 tied Créhange Moselle (57) 1,833 3,727
77 tied Saint-Julien-lès-Metz Moselle (57) 1,833 3,618
77 tied Courcelles-Chaussy Moselle (57) 1,833 3,333
77 tied Scy-Chazelles Moselle (57) 1,833 2,808
77 tied Ennery Moselle (57) 1,833 2,350
77 tied Augny Moselle (57) 1,833 2,236

Source: Météo-France, climate data sheets (30-year normals); average annual hours of sunshine at the reference station, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Sunniest cities in Grand Est: FAQ

What is the sunniest city in Grand Est?

Bar-sur-Aube (Aube), Bar-sur-Seine (Aube), Brienne-le-Château (Aube), and Lusigny-sur-Barse (Aube) are tied as the sunniest cities in Grand Est, with 1,930 hours of sunshine a year on average.

What are the 10 sunniest cities in Grand Est?

In order: Bar-sur-Aube (1,930 hours a year), Bar-sur-Seine (1,930 hours a year), Brienne-le-Château (1,930 hours a year), Lusigny-sur-Barse (1,930 hours a year), Vendeuvre-sur-Barse (1,930 hours a year), Colmar (1,882 hours a year), Wittenheim (1,882 hours a year), Illzach (1,882 hours a year), Kingersheim (1,882 hours a year), and Cernay (1,882 hours a year).

What is the least sunny city in Grand Est?

Donchery (Ardennes) is the least sunny city in Grand Est, with just 1,576 hours of sunshine a year on average. See the least sunny cities in Grand Est.

How many towns in Grand Est are ranked?

307 out of 5,115. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation.

Where do these figures come from?

They are Météo-France climate normals (30-year averages), recorded at the weather station closest to the town hall, no more than 30 km away and within 300 m of elevation: towns linked to the same station share the same value and are tied. Towns without a station close enough are not ranked. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.

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