Sunshine hours in La Paz: 3,288 hours a year, month by month

La Paz gets 3,288 hours of sunshine a year on average (9.0 a day). Sunniest month: May with 343 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• La Paz gets 3,288 hours of sunshine a year on average, 9.0 a day – 74% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is May with 343 hours (11.1 a day), the dullest December with 211 (6.8 a day).
• Number 9 of 129 large cities in Mexico.
• Weather station: La Paz – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 229 h · 7.4 h a day · 68 %
• February: 233 h · 8.3 h a day · 73 %
• March: 289 h · 9.3 h a day · 78 %
• April: 308 h · 10.3 h a day · 81 %
• May: 343 h · 11.1 h a day · 83 %
• June: 332 h · 11.1 h a day · 81 %
• July: 305 h · 9.8 h a day · 73 %
• August: 265 h · 8.5 h a day · 66 %
• September: 247 h · 8.2 h a day · 67 %
• October: 278 h · 9.0 h a day · 77 %
• November: 248 h · 8.3 h a day · 75 %
• December: 211 h · 6.8 h a day · 64 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does La Paz get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in La Paz for 3,288 hours a year – 9.0 hours a day and 74% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in La Paz? May, with 343 hours of sunshine, 11.1 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 211 hours, 6.8 a day.
• Is La Paz a sunny city? Among the 129 large cities in Mexico with measurements, La Paz ranks number 9.
• 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. La Paz uses the station La Paz.
• 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.