Sunshine hours in Jerez de la Frontera: 3,051 hours a year, month by month

Jerez de la Frontera gets 3,051 hours of sunshine a year on average (8.4 a day). Sunniest month: July with 366 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Jerez de la Frontera gets 3,051 hours of sunshine a year on average, 8.4 a day – 69% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is July with 366 hours (11.8 a day), the dullest December with 166 (5.4 a day).
• Number 13 of 67 large cities in Spain.
• Nearest weather station: Jerez de la Frontera Airp., 10 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 184 h · 5.9 h a day · 60 %
• February: 195 h · 7.0 h a day · 64 %
• March: 222 h · 7.2 h a day · 60 %
• April: 257 h · 8.6 h a day · 65 %
• May: 308 h · 9.9 h a day · 70 %
• June: 333 h · 11.1 h a day · 76 %
• July: 366 h · 11.8 h a day · 82 %
• August: 342 h · 11.0 h a day · 82 %
• September: 258 h · 8.6 h a day · 69 %
• October: 229 h · 7.4 h a day · 66 %
• November: 191 h · 6.4 h a day · 62 %
• December: 166 h · 5.4 h a day · 55 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Jerez de la Frontera get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Jerez de la Frontera for 3,051 hours a year – 8.4 hours a day and 69% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Jerez de la Frontera? July, with 366 hours of sunshine, 11.8 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 166 hours, 5.4 a day.
• Is Jerez de la Frontera a sunny city? Among the 67 large cities in Spain with measurements, Jerez de la Frontera ranks number 13.
• 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. Jerez de la Frontera uses the station Jerez de la Frontera 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.