Sunshine hours in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat: 2,293 hours a year, month by month

L'Hospitalet de Llobregat gets 2,293 hours of sunshine a year on average (6.3 a day). Sunniest month: July with 280 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• L'Hospitalet de Llobregat gets 2,293 hours of sunshine a year on average, 6.3 a day – 51% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is July with 280 hours (9.0 a day), the dullest December with 105 (3.4 a day).
• Number 49 of 67 large cities in Spain.
• Nearest weather station: Barcelona Airp., 8 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 120 h · 3.9 h a day · 40 %
• February: 147 h · 5.3 h a day · 49 %
• March: 195 h · 6.3 h a day · 53 %
• April: 211 h · 7.0 h a day · 53 %
• May: 241 h · 7.8 h a day · 54 %
• June: 250 h · 8.3 h a day · 55 %
• July: 280 h · 9.0 h a day · 61 %
• August: 258 h · 8.3 h a day · 60 %
• September: 203 h · 6.8 h a day · 54 %
• October: 163 h · 5.3 h a day · 47 %
• November: 120 h · 4.0 h a day · 40 %
• December: 105 h · 3.4 h a day · 37 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does L'Hospitalet de Llobregat get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat for 2,293 hours a year – 6.3 hours a day and 51% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat? July, with 280 hours of sunshine, 9.0 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 105 hours, 3.4 a day.
• Is L'Hospitalet de Llobregat a sunny city? Among the 67 large cities in Spain with measurements, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat ranks number 49.
• 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. L'Hospitalet de Llobregat uses the station Barcelona Airp..
• 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.