Sunshine hours in Belo Horizonte: 2,429 hours a year, month by month

Belo Horizonte gets 2,429 hours of sunshine a year on average (6.7 a day). Sunniest month: August with 245 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Belo Horizonte gets 2,429 hours of sunshine a year on average, 6.7 a day – 55% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is August with 245 hours (7.9 a day), the dullest December with 162 (5.2 a day).
• Number 49 of 168 large cities in Brazil.
• Weather station: Belo Horizonte – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 183 h · 5.9 h a day · 45 %
• February: 191 h · 6.8 h a day · 54 %
• March: 190 h · 6.1 h a day · 50 %
• April: 202 h · 6.7 h a day · 58 %
• May: 215 h · 6.9 h a day · 62 %
• June: 224 h · 7.5 h a day · 68 %
• July: 237 h · 7.6 h a day · 69 %
• August: 245 h · 7.9 h a day · 69 %
• September: 211 h · 7.0 h a day · 59 %
• October: 204 h · 6.6 h a day · 52 %
• November: 165 h · 5.5 h a day · 42 %
• December: 162 h · 5.2 h a day · 39 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Belo Horizonte get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Belo Horizonte for 2,429 hours a year – 6.7 hours a day and 55% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Belo Horizonte? August, with 245 hours of sunshine, 7.9 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 162 hours, 5.2 a day.
• Is Belo Horizonte a sunny city? Among the 168 large cities in Brazil with measurements, Belo Horizonte ranks number 49.
• 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. Belo Horizonte uses the station Belo Horizonte.
• 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.