Swiss Sun

Sunshine in Cossonay

Cossonay (VD) gets about 1820 hours of sunshine a year, 44% of the possible maximum, or 5.0 hours a day on average. That makes it sunnier than 82% of the places we cover in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and number 158 of 300 places in Vaud.

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1820 hsunshine a year
8.3 ha day in July
1.5 ha day in December
#158 / 300in Vaud

Sunshine month by month

Average hours of sunshine per day, 1991–2020. The line shows the most the sun could shine here, with the mountains around it.

0h5h10h15hJanuary: 1.9 h a dayFebruary: 3.2 h a dayMarch: 5.0 h a dayApril: 6.0 h a dayMay: 6.5 h a dayJune: 7.8 h a dayJuly: 8.3 h a dayAugust: 7.5 h a daySeptember: 5.8 h a dayOctober: 3.7 h a dayNovember: 2.4 h a dayDecember: 1.5 h a dayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Direct sun at the centre on a clear day, with the mountains around it: on 21 December from 08:46 to 16:21, and on 21 June from 06:08 to 20:59.

Monthper dayper month
January1.9 h59 h
February3.2 h90 h
March5.0 h156 h
April6.0 h180 h
May6.5 h202 h
June7.8 h234 h
July8.3 h256 h
August7.5 h233 h
September5.8 h173 h
October3.7 h116 h
November2.4 h71 h
December1.5 h48 h

Climate in Cossonay

10.2 °Cmean temperature
24.2 °CJuly daily high
−0.7 °CJanuary nightly low
954 mmrain and snow a year
1339 kWh/m²solar radiation a year
564 mabove sea level

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