In April, Pas-de-Calais had the sunniest city in France for the second month in a row-Liberation
The north of the country under a fiery sunthe south under string of water. On the meteorology side, France still had the head back in April 2025, note Météo France in His monthly assessment. “In the continuity of a very sunny March, the sun was still very generous over the northern half of the country. Sunshine was however more in accordance with the season in the southern regions, even deficit in the Southeast ”underlines the meteorology institute.
In detail, the sun was surplus 10 % over a large northern half and up to 30 % of Normandy at the northern borders. On the contrary, it was more than 10 % in deficit on Provence compared to seasonal normal. Thus, only 165 hours of sun were recorded in Dax (Landes) and 202 hours at Luc (Var) against 256 hours in Rouen (Seine-Maritime) and 271 hours in Touquet (Pas-de-Calais). Already in March, Calais (Pas-de-Calais) was the sunniest city in France, with 222 hours of sun.
Similarly, the average monthly temperatures were higher than normal from 1 to 3 ° C on the south and east of France and Corsica, and generally from 2 to 3 ° C on the northwest of the country.
Side precipitation too, The country was meaning below. Because the rains were in deficit from 30 to 70 % of the north of Brittany and the Pays de la Loire in Hauts-de-France, among others. The lack of water has even locally exceeded 70 % on Normandy and Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
On the other hand, the rainfall was generally excess 10 to 50 % from the northern Hérault to the east of the Massif Central and in the Alps as well as on New Aquitaine and Corsica. Corrèze, northern Aquitaine and Charentes have even crossed flood episodes and floods. However, on the scale of France and the month, rainfall was in accordance with normal, specifies Météo France.
This time should last until May 18, with a high pressure on the British islands which gives this dry time to the north, notes The weather channel. Cold drops, a phenomenon caused by the presence of a cold air mass which is attached above a precise geographical area, should also continue to interfere in the south.
At the end of April, Météo France explained that an anticyclone had settled in a sustainable way in northern Europe since February. Result, in Ireland, April broke records: in the county of Galway, the temperature has reached 25.8 ° C. Unheard of for the season. Earlier, in March 2025, English counties recorded their second month of the least watered, while Spain was facing its most wet March.
