No, it wasn’t just an impression: it rained a lot this year. On a national scale, 2024 is among the 10 rainiest years since 1959, Météo-France revealed this Thursday morning in its annual report concerning mainland France and Corsica (+15% compared to normal). a winter close to normal, the spring of 2024 was the wettest since 2008. It was notably marked by an exceptionally rainy month of March” describes the report which highlights that this September was “the wettest in 25 years”.
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As a result, repeated floods and floods, in Isère and Ardèche in particular. Also, the soils remained wetter than normal for 8 months, from March to October on an axis going from Nouvelle-Aquitaine to the Grand Est. Unheard of in 30 years, causing difficulties for farmers. This contrasts with the severe drought episodes recorded in 2022.
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Little sun, but rising temperatures
Who says rain, says lack of sun. 2024 saw a remarkable lack of sunshine (-10% compared to normal). It’s the least sunny year in 30 years. “A particularly marked shortage of sunshine in the northern half of the country” underlines the annual report.
However, Météo-France affirms that it is one of the five hottest years in France, and that it will “almost certainly” be the hottest year ever recorded on a planetary scale, according to the European Copernicus Observatory.
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14°C on average over the year
In France, the average temperature was 14°C, or 1°C higher than normal. A gap which is accentuated on the eastern side of the country: the Grand Est and Burgundy-Franche-Comté have temperatures exceeding +1.2°C while the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, PACA and Corsica are at +1.3°C. A sign of climate change, 9 of the 10 hottest years in France occurred after 2010.
