Sunshine hours in Playa del Carmen: 2,882 hours a year, month by month

Playa del Carmen gets 2,882 hours of sunshine a year on average (7.9 a day). Sunniest month: April with 279 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Playa del Carmen gets 2,882 hours of sunshine a year on average, 7.9 a day – 65% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is April with 279 hours (9.3 a day), the dullest June with 217 (7.2 a day).
• Number 24 of 120 large cities in Mexico.
• Nearest weather station: Valladolid, 117 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 223 h · 7.2 h a day · 65 %
• February: 235 h · 8.4 h a day · 73 %
• March: 273 h · 8.8 h a day · 73 %
• April: 279 h · 9.3 h a day · 74 %
• May: 271 h · 8.7 h a day · 67 %
• June: 217 h · 7.2 h a day · 54 %
• July: 263 h · 8.5 h a day · 64 %
• August: 234 h · 7.5 h a day · 59 %
• September: 217 h · 7.2 h a day · 59 %
• October: 230 h · 7.4 h a day · 64 %
• November: 223 h · 7.4 h a day · 67 %
• December: 217 h · 7.0 h a day · 64 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Playa del Carmen get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Playa del Carmen for 2,882 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 Playa del Carmen? April, with 279 hours of sunshine, 9.3 a day on average. The least sun comes in June: 217 hours, 7.2 a day.
• Is Playa del Carmen a sunny city? Among the 120 large cities in Mexico with measurements, Playa del Carmen ranks number 24.
• 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. Playa del Carmen uses the station Valladolid.
• 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.