Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel is the sunniest?

Cortaillod is the sunniest municipality in canton Neuchâtel, at 46.9% relative sunshine (2025).

What does relative sunshine duration mean?

The share of actual sunshine hours against the maximum possible. It makes places with short winter days fairly comparable with very sunny locations.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The sunniest municipalities in canton Neuchâtel (2025)

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Cortaillod is the sunniest municipality in canton Neuchâtel: 46.9% of possible sunshine duration (2025). Next come Neuchâtel (46.9%) and Boudry (46.9%). Source: MeteoSwiss, nearest station.

Ranking

MeteoSchweiz · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Sunshine	Residents
1	Cortaillod	46.9%	4'798
2	Neuchâtel	46.9%	44'898
3	Boudry	46.9%	6'320
4	Milvignes	46.9%	9'312
5	La Chaux-de-Fonds	46.5%	37'233
6	Les Planchettes	46.5%	198
7	Rochefort	46.5%	1'325
8	La Sagne	46.5%	1'068
9	Le Locle	46.5%	10'875
10	Cressier	45.2%	1'924
11	Val-de-Ruz	45.2%	17'499
12	La Côte-aux-Fées	44.5%	483
13	Les Ponts-de-Martel	42%	1'229
14	La Grande Béroche	42%	9'082
15	Le Cerneux-Péquignot	42%	311
16	Les Verrières	42%	649
17	La Brévine	42%	615
18	Brot-Plamboz	42%	294
19	La Chaux-du-Milieu	42%	496
20	Val-de-Travers	42%	10'649

How we measure this

MeteoSchweiz

Relative sunshine duration (actual as a share of astronomically possible sunshine) from the nearest MeteoSwiss station, at most 25 km away, averaged up to 2025. The relative figure is topography-fair because it accounts for shorter winter days.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Neuchâtel is the sunniest?: Cortaillod is the sunniest municipality in canton Neuchâtel, at 46.9% relative sunshine (2025).
What does relative sunshine duration mean?: The share of actual sunshine hours against the maximum possible. It makes places with short winter days fairly comparable with very sunny locations.