Sunshine hours in Bandar Abbas: 3,144 hours a year, month by month

Bandar Abbas gets 3,144 hours of sunshine a year on average (8.6 a day). Sunniest month: May with 315 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Bandar Abbas gets 3,144 hours of sunshine a year on average, 8.6 a day – 71% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is May with 315 hours (10.2 a day), the dullest February with 211 (7.5 a day).
• Number 27 of 91 large cities in Iran.
• Nearest weather station: Bandar Abbas Airp., 10 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 228 h · 7.4 h a day · 69 %
• February: 211 h · 7.5 h a day · 67 %
• March: 231 h · 7.5 h a day · 62 %
• April: 264 h · 8.8 h a day · 69 %
• May: 315 h · 10.2 h a day · 75 %
• June: 304 h · 10.1 h a day · 73 %
• July: 277 h · 8.9 h a day · 65 %
• August: 277 h · 8.9 h a day · 68 %
• September: 268 h · 8.9 h a day · 73 %
• October: 282 h · 9.1 h a day · 79 %
• November: 250 h · 8.3 h a day · 77 %
• December: 237 h · 7.6 h a day · 73 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Bandar Abbas get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Bandar Abbas for 3,144 hours a year – 8.6 hours a day and 71% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Bandar Abbas? May, with 315 hours of sunshine, 10.2 a day on average. The least sun comes in February: 211 hours, 7.5 a day.
• Is Bandar Abbas a sunny city? Among the 91 large cities in Iran with measurements, Bandar Abbas ranks number 27.
• 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. Bandar Abbas uses the station Bandar Abbas Airp..
• 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.