Sunshine hours in Malé: 2,802 hours a year, month by month

Malé gets 2,802 hours of sunshine a year on average (7.7 a day). Sunniest month: March with 288 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Malé gets 2,802 hours of sunshine a year on average, 7.7 a day – 63% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is March with 288 hours (9.3 a day), the dullest November with 204 (6.8 a day).
• Weather station: Male – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 258 h · 8.3 h a day · 70 %
• February: 264 h · 9.4 h a day · 79 %
• March: 288 h · 9.3 h a day · 77 %
• April: 260 h · 8.7 h a day · 71 %
• May: 223 h · 7.2 h a day · 58 %
• June: 211 h · 7.0 h a day · 57 %
• July: 212 h · 6.8 h a day · 55 %
• August: 229 h · 7.4 h a day · 60 %
• September: 208 h · 6.9 h a day · 57 %
• October: 230 h · 7.4 h a day · 62 %
• November: 204 h · 6.8 h a day · 57 %
• December: 215 h · 6.9 h a day · 58 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Malé get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Malé for 2,802 hours a year – 7.7 hours a day and 63% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Malé? March, with 288 hours of sunshine, 9.3 a day on average. The least sun comes in November: 204 hours, 6.8 a day.
• 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. Malé uses the station Male.
• 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.