Annual average climate in Lyon
Here are the key elements of the climatic averages over the whole year in Lyon:
- Minimum annual temperature: 9°C
- Average annual temperature: 13°C
- Maximum annual temperature: 17°C
- Precipitation: 68 mm/month (with 12 rainy days/month)
Monthly climate normals
| Min / Max | Precipitation | |
| January | 1 ° / 6 ° | 46mm / 13 days |
| february | 1 ° / 8 ° | 43mm / 10 days |
| March | 4 ° / 13 ° | 58mm / 13 days |
| April | 8 ° / 17 ° | 69mm / 12 days |
| may | 12 ° / 21 ° | 84mm / 13 days |
| June | 15 ° / 25 ° | 59mm / 10 days |
| July | 16 ° / 27 ° | 73mm / 10 days |
| August | 16 ° / 27 ° | 69mm / 11 days |
| September | 13 ° / 22 ° | 71mm / 11 days |
| October | 10 ° / 18 ° | 91mm / 15 days |
| November | 5 ° / 11 ° | 92mm / 15 days |
| December | 1 ° / 7 ° | 64mm / 15 days |
The meteorological statistics were generated using data from the LYON – ST EXUPERY weather station. The latter is located in France, 18 km from Lyon and is located at an altitude of 235 meters.
The best time to go (and the worst)
To complete the table above, here is some additional information that should allow you to choose which is the best month to go, or the less good periods.
Which are the hottest months in Lyon?
In Lyon, the months of the year with the highest maximum temperatures are:
July (with 27°C), August (with 27°C), June (with 25°C), …
What are the coldest months?
The months of the year which record the lowest average temperatures in Lyon are:
January (with 4°C), December (with 4°C), february (with 5°C), …
Which are the driest months in Lyon?
In Lyon, the months of the year with the fewest rainy days are:
July (with 10 rainy days/month), february (with 10 rainy days/month), June (with 10 rainy days/month), …
What are the rainiest months?
The months with the most rainy days in Lyon are:
December (with 15 rainy days/month), October (with 15 rainy days/month), November (with 15 rainy days/month), …
What is the weather around?
Nearby cities with a similar climate
These cities very close to Lyon could experience very similar weather:
Vénissieux (6 km from Lyon), Caluire-et-Cuire (5 km), Saint-Priest (9 km), Bron (5 km), Vaulx-en-Velin (7 km), Villefranche-sur -Saône (29 km away), Vienne (25 km away), Meyzieux (12 km away), Rillieux-la-Pape (9 km away), Décines-Charpieu (9 km away),…
Around Lyon
You might also be interested in these cities:
Villefontaine (28 km from Lyon), Le Puy-en-Velay (109 km), Cournon-d'Auvergne (128 km), Montélimar (133 km), Clermont-Ferrand (137 km), Dijon ( 175 km), Talant (177 km), …
In France
Consult the climate forecasts for other major cities in France:
Paris (393 km from Lyon), Marseille (276 km), Toulouse (359 km), Nice (297 km), Nantes (516 km), Strasbourg (384 km), Montpellier (250 km) , Lille (559 km away), Rennes (560 km away), Reims (396 km away), …
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