Dear Lyonnais friends, if you feel like you can't remember what the sun looks like, don't worry, it’s not just your imagination playing tricks on you! Since the beginning of February, the capital of Gaul has been graced with only 5 hours of sunshine according to weather records from the Lyon-Bron station as of February 11, 2024. In detail, Lyon has only seen sunlight for 3 days this month: Wednesday, February 5, for 1 hour and 12 minutes, Friday, February 7, for 2 hours and 46 minutes (how crazy!) and Sunday, February 9, for 1 hour and 3 minutes...
Only 30 Minutes of Sunshine a Day
If our calculations are correct, those 5 hours of sunshine represent a catastrophic average of about 30 minutes per day when spread over the first 10 days of February. You could say that catching those few fleeting rays required being in the right place at the right time, and having a lot of luck!
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Normal winter figures? Not at all! According to the same tables, these hours of sunshine are 5.6 times lower than usual compared to seasonal averages, especially when looking at the first 10 days of February 2024. According to Météo France forecasts, the sun should peek back out this Wednesday. Get your SPF 2000 ready to protect your delicate skin from being a vampire...
And luckily, there are still fun things to do when the weather is miserable in Lyon!