Sunshine hours in Las Palmas: 2,875 hours a year, month by month

Las Palmas gets 2,875 hours of sunshine a year on average (7.9 a day). Sunniest month: August with 308 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Las Palmas gets 2,875 hours of sunshine a year on average, 7.9 a day – 65% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is August with 308 hours (9.9 a day), the dullest November with 185 (6.2 a day).
• Number 30 of 67 large cities in Spain.
• Nearest weather station: L. Palmas/Gran Can., 23 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 192 h · 6.2 h a day · 59 %
• February: 195 h · 7.0 h a day · 62 %
• March: 237 h · 7.6 h a day · 64 %
• April: 241 h · 8.0 h a day · 63 %
• May: 273 h · 8.8 h a day · 65 %
• June: 277 h · 9.2 h a day · 66 %
• July: 304 h · 9.8 h a day · 71 %
• August: 308 h · 9.9 h a day · 76 %
• September: 254 h · 8.5 h a day · 69 %
• October: 221 h · 7.1 h a day · 62 %
• November: 185 h · 6.2 h a day · 57 %
• December: 188 h · 6.1 h a day · 58 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Las Palmas get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Las Palmas for 2,875 hours a year – 7.9 hours a day and 65% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Las Palmas? August, with 308 hours of sunshine, 9.9 a day on average. The least sun comes in November: 185 hours, 6.2 a day.
• Is Las Palmas a sunny city? Among the 67 large cities in Spain with measurements, Las Palmas 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. Las Palmas uses the station L. Palmas/Gran Can..
• 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.