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Aix en Provence the Sunniest Place in France

Aix en Provence was the sunniest place in France last year, whilst Toulon the warmest, and Besancon in the North East had the highest number of rainy days. These are main findings of a analysis of the weather in the main cities of France last year from Meteo France. The least sunny place was Brest; Nancy had the lowest average temperature, and three cities tied for being the driest places to live in France – Marseille, Aix en Provence and Perpignan. Meteo France report that 2006 was the third hottest year on record since 1950, with temperatures 1.1°C above average. The main contributing factor was a particularly mild autumn, despite below average temperatures for the first quarter of the year. Sunshine days were above normal in the south and west of France, although lower than normal in the Ile de France and Burgundy. In the following table, sunshine figures are hours in the year; temperatures are average shade over the year; and rainfall figures are days in which at least 1mm fell.



Table: Weather in France 2006
CitySunshineTemperature Rainfall
Amiens1624 10.1 126
Aix en Provence280115.1 56
Angers194411.9 111
Bescancon179710.6 140
Bordeaux199213.3 128
Boulogne-Billancourt163012.1 111
Brest1492 11.3 156
Clermont-Ferrand1898 11.2 90
Caen1624 10.9 124
Dijon 1789 10.8 115
Grenoble2020 10.8 110
Le Havre1518 10.1 132
Le Mans1728 11.6 114
Lille1617 10.4 126
Limoges1870 11.1 136
Lyon1932 11.9 107
Marseille2801 15.1 56
Mulhouse1724 10.4 120
Metz1604 10.3 123
Montpelier2618 14.7 60
Nancy1638 10 123
Nimes2588 14.8 68
Nice2693 15.6 63
Nantes1690 12.2 120
Orléans1711 11 113
Paris1630 12.1 111
Perpignan2392 15.4 56
Poitiers1867 11.5 112
Rennes1626 11.8 116
Rouen1518 10.1 132
Reims1722 10.3 113
Saint-Etienne2007 10.9 98
Strasbourg1633 10.5 112
Toulon 2786 16.2 61
Toulouse2010 13.3 99
Tours1802 11.4 113
Source: Meteo France

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