Sunshine hours in Berlin: 1,751 hours a year, month by month

Berlin gets 1,751 hours of sunshine a year on average (4.8 a day). Sunniest month: July with 238 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

Berlin gets 1,751 hours of sunshine a year on average, 4.8 a day – 39% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is July with 238 hours (7.7 a day), the dullest December with 42 (1.4 a day).
Number 14 of 84 large cities in Germany.
Weather station: Berlin-Alexanderplatz – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

How many hours of sunshine does Berlin get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Berlin for 1,751 hours a year – 4.8 hours a day and 39% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
What is the sunniest month in Berlin? July, with 238 hours of sunshine, 7.7 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 42 hours, 1.4 a day.
Is Berlin a sunny city? Among the 84 large cities in Germany with measurements, Berlin ranks number 14.
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. Berlin uses the station Berlin-Alexanderplatz.
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%.

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