Largest City in France

2026 ranking · sunshine

The sunniest large cities in France (20,000+ inhabitants) (401st to 405th)

Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône), Martigues (Bouches-du-Rhône), Istres (Bouches-du-Rhône), and Salon-de-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône) are tied as the sunniest large cities in France, with 2,898 hours of sunshine a year on average.

405 towns ranked out of 34,875

Continued: the towns in France ranked 401st to 405th, out of 405.

The ranking, continued: sunniest large cities in France

Rank Town Department Hours of sunshine per year Proportional bar Population
400 tied Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray Seine-Maritime (76) 1,554 29,760
400 tied Sotteville-lès-Rouen Seine-Maritime (76) 1,554 29,464
400 tied Le Grand-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 1,554 25,999
400 tied Le Petit-Quevilly Seine-Maritime (76) 1,554 22,477
400 tied Mont-Saint-Aignan Seine-Maritime (76) 1,554 20,598

Source: Météo-France, climate data sheets (30-year normals); average annual hours of sunshine at the reference station, cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

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