Sunshine hours in Denpasar: 2,241 hours a year, month by month

Denpasar gets 2,241 hours of sunshine a year on average (6.1 a day). Sunniest month: August with 230 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Denpasar gets 2,241 hours of sunshine a year on average, 6.1 a day – 51% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is August with 230 hours (7.4 a day), the dullest February with 140 (5.0 a day).
• Number 3 of 100 large cities in Indonesia.
• Nearest weather station: Praya (Lombok Airport), 97 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 146 h · 4.7 h a day · 37 %
• February: 140 h · 5.0 h a day · 40 %
• March: 166 h · 5.4 h a day · 44 %
• April: 182 h · 6.1 h a day · 51 %
• May: 211 h · 6.8 h a day · 58 %
• June: 205 h · 6.8 h a day · 59 %
• July: 214 h · 6.9 h a day · 59 %
• August: 230 h · 7.4 h a day · 63 %
• September: 210 h · 7.0 h a day · 58 %
• October: 214 h · 6.9 h a day · 56 %
• November: 182 h · 6.1 h a day · 49 %
• December: 141 h · 4.5 h a day · 36 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Denpasar get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Denpasar for 2,241 hours a year – 6.1 hours a day and 51% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Denpasar? August, with 230 hours of sunshine, 7.4 a day on average. The least sun comes in February: 140 hours, 5.0 a day.
• Is Denpasar a sunny city? Among the 100 large cities in Indonesia with measurements, Denpasar ranks number 3.
• 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. Denpasar uses the station Praya (Lombok Airport).
• 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 Kingdom

• 1. Southend-on-Sea: 1,846 h a year
• 2. Southampton: 1,780 h a year
• 3. Norwich: 1,719 h a year
• 4. London: 1,675 h a year
• 5. Plymouth: 1,673 h a year
• 6. Bristol: 1,654 h a year
• 7. Swansea: 1,644 h a year
• 8. Sheffield: 1,631 h a year
• 9. Edinburgh: 1,575 h a year
• 10. Birmingham: 1,490 h a year

The cloudiest large cities: United Kingdom

• 1. Glasgow: 1,153 h a year
• 2. Belfast: 1,372 h a year
• 3. Aberdeen: 1,448 h a year
• 4. Leeds: 1,488 h a year

The sunniest large cities in the world

• 1. Dubai: 3,610 h a year
• 2. Victoria de Durango: 3,573 h a year
• 3. Abu Dhabi: 3,522 h a year
• 4. Hermosillo: 3,479 h a year
• 5. Kassala: 3,451 h a year
• 6. Iranshahr: 3,410 h a year
• 7. Dammam: 3,391 h a year
• 8. Gaborone: 3,388 h a year
• 9. Zahedan: 3,386 h a year
• 10. Yazd: 3,381 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.