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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS
The sunniest municipalities in canton Neuchâtel (2025)
National ranking →Milvignes is the sunniest municipality in canton Neuchâtel: 46.9% of possible sunshine duration (2025). Next come Boudry (46.9%) and Cortaillod (46.9%). Source: MeteoSwiss, nearest station.
Ranking
MeteoSchweiz · 2025| Rank | Municipality | Sunshine | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milvignes | 46.9% | 9'312 |
| 2 | Boudry | 46.9% | 6'320 |
| 3 | Cortaillod | 46.9% | 4'798 |
| 4 | Neuchâtel | 46.9% | 44'898 |
| 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 | La Grande Béroche | 42% | 9'082 |
| 14 | Le Cerneux-Péquignot | 42% | 311 |
| 15 | Les Verrières | 42% | 649 |
| 16 | Les Ponts-de-Martel | 42% | 1'229 |
| 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
MeteoSchweizRelative 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?
- Milvignes 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.