Sunshine hours in Kaesong: 2,380 hours a year, month by month

Kaesong gets 2,380 hours of sunshine a year on average (6.5 a day). Sunniest month: May with 240 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Kaesong gets 2,380 hours of sunshine a year on average, 6.5 a day – 53% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is May with 240 hours (7.7 a day), the dullest July with 160 (5.2 a day).
• The sunniest of 9 large cities in North Korea.
• Nearest weather station: Incheon, 55 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 187 h · 6.0 h a day · 61 %
• February: 189 h · 6.8 h a day · 63 %
• March: 215 h · 6.9 h a day · 58 %
• April: 220 h · 7.3 h a day · 56 %
• May: 240 h · 7.7 h a day · 54 %
• June: 213 h · 7.1 h a day · 48 %
• July: 160 h · 5.2 h a day · 36 %
• August: 190 h · 6.1 h a day · 45 %
• September: 200 h · 6.7 h a day · 54 %
• October: 219 h · 7.1 h a day · 63 %
• November: 170 h · 5.7 h a day · 56 %
• December: 177 h · 5.7 h a day · 60 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Kaesong get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Kaesong for 2,380 hours a year – 6.5 hours a day and 53% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Kaesong? May, with 240 hours of sunshine, 7.7 a day on average. The least sun comes in July: 160 hours, 5.2 a day.
• Is Kaesong a sunny city? Among the 9 large cities in North Korea with measurements, Kaesong ranks number 1.
• 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. Kaesong uses the station Incheon.
• 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.