Sunshine hours in Harbin: 2,340 hours a year, month by month

Harbin gets 2,340 hours of sunshine a year on average (6.4 a day). Sunniest month: June with 240 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Harbin gets 2,340 hours of sunshine a year on average, 6.4 a day – 52% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is June with 240 hours (8.0 a day), the dullest December with 122 (3.9 a day).
• Number 116 of 444 large cities in China.
• Nearest weather station: Harbin, 14 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 130 h · 4.2 h a day · 46 %
• February: 172 h · 6.1 h a day · 59 %
• March: 215 h · 6.9 h a day · 58 %
• April: 216 h · 7.2 h a day · 53 %
• May: 237 h · 7.6 h a day · 51 %
• June: 240 h · 8.0 h a day · 51 %
• July: 223 h · 7.2 h a day · 47 %
• August: 220 h · 7.1 h a day · 50 %
• September: 224 h · 7.5 h a day · 59 %
• October: 192 h · 6.2 h a day · 57 %
• November: 149 h · 5.0 h a day · 52 %
• December: 122 h · 3.9 h a day · 45 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Harbin get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Harbin for 2,340 hours a year – 6.4 hours a day and 52% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Harbin? June, with 240 hours of sunshine, 8.0 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 122 hours, 3.9 a day.
• Is Harbin a sunny city? Among the 444 large cities in China with measurements, Harbin ranks number 116.
• 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. Harbin uses the station Harbin.
• 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.