Sunshine hours in Acapulco de Juárez: 3,092 hours a year, month by month

Acapulco de Juárez gets 3,092 hours of sunshine a year on average (8.5 a day). Sunniest month: April with 294 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Acapulco de Juárez gets 3,092 hours of sunshine a year on average, 8.5 a day – 70% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is April with 294 hours (9.8 a day), the dullest September with 204 (6.8 a day).
• Number 18 of 129 large cities in Mexico.
• Nearest weather station: Acapulco, 20 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 267 h · 8.6 h a day · 77 %
• February: 267 h · 9.5 h a day · 82 %
• March: 276 h · 8.9 h a day · 74 %
• April: 294 h · 9.8 h a day · 78 %
• May: 273 h · 8.8 h a day · 68 %
• June: 231 h · 7.7 h a day · 59 %
• July: 253 h · 8.2 h a day · 63 %
• August: 243 h · 7.8 h a day · 62 %
• September: 204 h · 6.8 h a day · 56 %
• October: 247 h · 8.0 h a day · 68 %
• November: 271 h · 9.0 h a day · 80 %
• December: 266 h · 8.6 h a day · 77 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Acapulco de Juárez get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Acapulco de Juárez for 3,092 hours a year – 8.5 hours a day and 70% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Acapulco de Juárez? April, with 294 hours of sunshine, 9.8 a day on average. The least sun comes in September: 204 hours, 6.8 a day.
• Is Acapulco de Juárez a sunny city? Among the 129 large cities in Mexico with measurements, Acapulco de Juárez ranks number 18.
• Where do the figures come from? From the 1991–2020 climate normals of Deutscher Wetterdienst: Germany from its own station network, the rest of the world from the CLIMAT reports of the national weather services. Acapulco de Juárez uses the station Acapulco.
• What counts as an hour of sunshine? By the World Meteorological Organization's definition the sun is shining once its direct radiation exceeds 120 watts per square metre. Just after sunrise and before sunset it is often too weak – which is why even deserts never reach 100%.

The sunniest large cities: United States

• 1. Phoenix: 3,873 h a year
• 2. Las Vegas: 3,826 h a year
• 3. Tucson: 3,806 h a year
• 4. Reno: 3,647 h a year
• 5. Sacramento: 3,609 h a year
• 6. Fresno: 3,565 h a year
• 7. Chico: 3,542 h a year
• 8. Colorado Springs: 3,463 h a year
• 9. Albuquerque: 3,414 h a year
• 10. Amarillo: 3,298 h a year

The cloudiest large cities: United States

• 1. Pittsburgh: 1,972 h a year
• 2. Anchorage: 2,063 h a year
• 3. Syracuse: 2,120 h a year
• 4. Seattle: 2,170 h a year
• 5. Columbus: 2,182 h a year
• 6. Grand Rapids: 2,188 h a year
• 7. Buffalo: 2,206 h a year
• 8. Meads: 2,259 h a year
• 9. Cleveland: 2,281 h a year
• 10. Rochester: 2,299 h a year

The sunniest large cities in the world

• 1. Mexicali: 4,017 h a year
• 2. Phoenix: 3,873 h a year
• 3. Las Vegas: 3,826 h a year
• 4. Tucson: 3,806 h a year
• 5. Ciudad Juárez: 3,763 h a year
• 6. Reno: 3,647 h a year
• 7. Dubai: 3,610 h a year
• 8. Sacramento: 3,609 h a year
• 9. Victoria de Durango: 3,573 h a year
• 10. Fresno: 3,565 h a year

The cloudiest large cities in the world

• 1. Chengdu: 962 h a year
• 2. Chongqing: 985 h a year
• 3. Sukabumi: 1,082 h a year
• 4. Glasgow: 1,153 h a year
• 5. Tanjung Pinang: 1,172 h a year
• 6. Medan: 1,201 h a year
• 7. Samarinda: 1,275 h a year
• 8. Sungai Penuh: 1,311 h a year
• 9. Limerick: 1,339 h a year
• 10. Huaihua: 1,352 h a year

• Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), sunshine duration climate normals 1991–2020, CC BY 4.0. Possible hours: time between sunrise and sunset.