2026 ranking · sunshine

The sunniest large cities in Brittany (20,000+ inhabitants)

Q: What is the sunniest large city in Brittany?

Vannes (Morbihan) is the sunniest large city in Brittany, with 1,981 hours of sunshine a year on average.

Vannes (Morbihan) is the sunniest large city in Brittany, with 1,981 hours of sunshine a year on average. Next come Lorient (Morbihan, 1,865 hours a year) and Lanester (Morbihan, 1,865 hours a year).

10 towns ranked out of 1,202

Vannes, 1^stThe next 9

The podium

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This ranking covers 10 of the 1,202 towns in Brittany. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. At the other end of the ranking, Brest (Finistère) comes last with 1,555 hours a year.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: sunniest large cities in Brittany

Rank	Town	Department	Hours of sunshine per year	Population
1	Vannes	Morbihan (56)	1,981	57,745
2 tied	Lorient	Morbihan (56)	1,865	59,856
2 tied	Lanester	Morbihan (56)	1,865	23,752
4 tied	Rennes	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,762	234,950
4 tied	Bruz	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,762	20,113
6	Saint-Malo	Ille-et-Vilaine (35)	1,733	48,675
7 tied	Quimper	Finistère (29)	1,708	66,579
7 tied	Concarneau	Finistère (29)	1,708	21,635
9	Saint-Brieuc	Côtes-d'Armor (22)	1,616	45,736
10	Brest	Finistère (29)	1,555	144,890

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.

FAQ

Sunniest large cities in Brittany: FAQ

What is the sunniest large city in Brittany?

Vannes (Morbihan) is the sunniest large city in Brittany, with 1,981 hours of sunshine a year on average.

What are the 10 sunniest large cities in Brittany?

In order: Vannes (1,981 hours a year), Lorient (1,865 hours a year), Lanester (1,865 hours a year), Rennes (1,762 hours a year), Bruz (1,762 hours a year), Saint-Malo (1,733 hours a year), Quimper (1,708 hours a year), Concarneau (1,708 hours a year), Saint-Brieuc (1,616 hours a year), and Brest (1,555 hours a year).

How many towns in Brittany are ranked?

10 out of 1,202. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 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 cities with 20,000 or more inhabitants are ranked here; towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants appear in the sunniest cities ranking.