Sunshine hours in Palm Bay: 2,923 hours a year, month by month

Palm Bay gets 2,923 hours of sunshine a year on average (8.0 a day). Sunniest month: May with 307 hours. Every month, measured 1961–1978.

• Palm Bay gets 2,923 hours of sunshine a year on average, 8.0 a day – 66% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is May with 307 hours (9.9 a day), the dullest January with 203 (6.5 a day).
• Number 135 of 311 large cities in the United States.
• Nearest weather station: Lakeland FL, 144 km away – 1961–1978 average, NOAA.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 203 h · 6.5 h a day · 62 %
• February: 209 h · 7.5 h a day · 67 %
• March: 258 h · 8.3 h a day · 69 %
• April: 302 h · 10.1 h a day · 78 %
• May: 307 h · 9.9 h a day · 73 %
• June: 256 h · 8.5 h a day · 61 %
• July: 255 h · 8.2 h a day · 60 %
• August: 249 h · 8.0 h a day · 61 %
• September: 227 h · 7.6 h a day · 61 %
• October: 240 h · 7.7 h a day · 67 %
• November: 213 h · 7.1 h a day · 66 %
• December: 204 h · 6.6 h a day · 63 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Palm Bay get a year? On average over 1961–1978 the sun shines in Palm Bay for 2,923 hours a year – 8.0 hours a day and 66% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Palm Bay? May, with 307 hours of sunshine, 9.9 a day on average. The least sun comes in January: 203 hours, 6.5 a day.
• Is Palm Bay a sunny city? Among the 311 large cities in the United States with measurements, Palm Bay ranks number 135.
• Where do the figures come from? From the WMO climate normals 1961–1990 as archived by NOAA. There are no newer figures: the US stopped measuring sunshine duration in the 1990s. Palm Bay uses the station Lakeland FL, measured 1961–1978.
• 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: NOAA, WMO climate normals of sunshine duration, 1961–1978 average, public domain. Possible hours: time between sunrise and sunset.