The sunniest large cities in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (20,000+ inhabitants)

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 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, with 2,898 hours of sunshine a year on average.

In order: Marseille (2,898 hours a year), Martigues (2,898 hours a year), Istres (2,898 hours a year), Salon-de-Provence (2,898 hours a year), Vitrolles (2,898 hours a year), Marignane (2,898 hours a year), Miramas (2,898 hours a year), Les Pennes-Mirabeau (2,898 hours a year), Aix-en-Provence (2,873 hours a year), and Aubagne (2,873 hours a year).

31 out of 946. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation.

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.