Sunshine hours in Kyoto: 2,050 hours a year, month by month

Kyoto gets 2,050 hours of sunshine a year on average (5.6 a day). Sunniest month: August with 222 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Kyoto gets 2,050 hours of sunshine a year on average, 5.6 a day – 46% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is August with 222 hours (7.2 a day), the dullest February with 141 (5.0 a day).
• Number 58 of 275 large cities in Japan.
• Nearest weather station: Osaka, 43 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 147 h · 4.7 h a day · 47 %
• February: 141 h · 5.0 h a day · 46 %
• March: 172 h · 5.5 h a day · 46 %
• April: 193 h · 6.4 h a day · 49 %
• May: 204 h · 6.6 h a day · 47 %
• June: 154 h · 5.1 h a day · 35 %
• July: 184 h · 5.9 h a day · 42 %
• August: 222 h · 7.2 h a day · 53 %
• September: 162 h · 5.4 h a day · 44 %
• October: 166 h · 5.4 h a day · 47 %
• November: 153 h · 5.1 h a day · 49 %
• December: 152 h · 4.9 h a day · 50 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Kyoto get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Kyoto for 2,050 hours a year – 5.6 hours a day and 46% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Kyoto? August, with 222 hours of sunshine, 7.2 a day on average. The least sun comes in February: 141 hours, 5.0 a day.
• Is Kyoto a sunny city? Among the 275 large cities in Japan with measurements, Kyoto ranks number 58.
• 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. Kyoto uses the station Osaka.
• 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.