Dear Strasbourg friends, if you feel like you’ve forgotten what the sun looks like, don’t worry, it’s not just your imagination playing tricks on you! Since the start of November, the Alsatian capital has been blessed with only 9 hours and 10 minutes of sunshine according to the weather readings from the Strasbourg-Entzheim station as of November 14, 2024. Let’s just say, catching those fleeting rays required being in the right place at the right time, and a whole lot of luck!
Readings well below seasonal averages
Normal figures for the autumn season? Not at all! Again, according to the weather readings from the Strasbourg-Entzheim station, these figures represent a drop of 83% compared to the seasonal averages calculated over a period from 1991 to 2020.
The rest of France under the gray skies
Elsewhere in France, the news isn't much brighter. On November 5th, the city of Nantes had recorded just 1h17 of sunshine over the last 10 days. This was made worse by a thick fog that completely grounded the planes at Nantes-Atlantique Airport for nine consecutive days.
In short, it’s hard to say when the sun will decide to show itself again, but one thing is for sure: when it returns, we’ll be ready to celebrate like never before! In the meantime, we just need to stock up on vitamins another way...