La Rochelle vs Lyon: which is better, month by month

Lyon beats La Rochelle in 9 of 12 months — its lead peaks in January (60 vs 42) — while La Rochelle wins July to August; they are within 3 points in June.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

La Rochelle

🇫🇷 France · mild climate

Best month: August 93/100
Months won: 2 of 12

Lyon

🇫🇷 France · mild climate

Best month: September 93/100
Months won: 9 of 12

La Rochelle vs Lyon — all 12 months

Month	La Rochelle	Lyon	Winner	Gap
January	42Fcold, rainy, clean air	60Ccold, a little rain, clean air	Lyon	18
February	55Dcold, a little rain, clean air	69Ccold, a little rain, muggy air	Lyon	14
March	64Ccool, a little rain, clean air	75Bcool, a little rain, clean air	Lyon	11
April	74Bcool, a little rain, clean air	83Anice, a little rain, clean air	Lyon	9
May	78Bnice, a little rain, clean air	89Anice, rainy, clean air	Lyon	11
June	85Anice, a little rain, clean air	86Awarm, rainy	Tie	1
July	91Swarm, dry, clean air	84Ahot, a little rain, clean air	La Rochelle	7
August	93Swarm, dry, clean air	82Ahot, a little rain, clean air	La Rochelle	11
September	87Anice, a little rain, clean air	93Swarm, a little rain, clean air	Lyon	6
October	69Cnice, a little rain, clean air	77Bnice, rainy, clean air	Lyon	8
November	53Dcool, rainy, clean air	66Ccool, a little rain, clean air	Lyon	13
December	45Fcold, rainy, clean air	59Dcold, a little rain, muggy air	Lyon	14

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is January (42 vs 60). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.