Sunshine hours in Kyiv: 1,990 hours a year, month by month

Kyiv gets 1,990 hours of sunshine a year on average (5.5 a day). Sunniest month: June with 300 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Kyiv gets 1,990 hours of sunshine a year on average, 5.5 a day – 44% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is June with 300 hours (10.0 a day), the dullest December with 35 (1.1 a day).
• Number 30 of 37 large cities in Ukraine.
• Nearest weather station: Chernihiv, 115 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 46 h · 1.5 h a day · 17 %
• February: 71 h · 2.5 h a day · 25 %
• March: 140 h · 4.5 h a day · 38 %
• April: 197 h · 6.6 h a day · 48 %
• May: 275 h · 8.9 h a day · 57 %
• June: 300 h · 10.0 h a day · 61 %
• July: 300 h · 9.7 h a day · 61 %
• August: 275 h · 8.9 h a day · 61 %
• September: 189 h · 6.3 h a day · 50 %
• October: 120 h · 3.9 h a day · 36 %
• November: 42 h · 1.4 h a day · 16 %
• December: 35 h · 1.1 h a day · 14 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Kyiv get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Kyiv for 1,990 hours a year – 5.5 hours a day and 44% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Kyiv? June, with 300 hours of sunshine, 10.0 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 35 hours, 1.1 a day.
• Is Kyiv a sunny city? Among the 37 large cities in Ukraine with measurements, Kyiv ranks number 30.
• 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. Kyiv uses the station Chernihiv.
• 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.