Sunshine hours in Puebla City: 2,801 hours a year, month by month

Puebla City gets 2,801 hours of sunshine a year on average (7.7 a day). Sunniest month: March with 282 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Puebla City gets 2,801 hours of sunshine a year on average, 7.7 a day – 63% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is March with 282 hours (9.1 a day), the dullest September with 164 (5.5 a day).
• Number 39 of 129 large cities in Mexico.
• Nearest weather station: Puebla, 4 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 260 h · 8.4 h a day · 75 %
• February: 257 h · 9.2 h a day · 80 %
• March: 282 h · 9.1 h a day · 76 %
• April: 261 h · 8.7 h a day · 69 %
• May: 250 h · 8.1 h a day · 62 %
• June: 192 h · 6.4 h a day · 48 %
• July: 203 h · 6.5 h a day · 50 %
• August: 203 h · 6.5 h a day · 51 %
• September: 164 h · 5.5 h a day · 45 %
• October: 220 h · 7.1 h a day · 61 %
• November: 251 h · 8.4 h a day · 74 %
• December: 258 h · 8.3 h a day · 76 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Puebla City get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Puebla City for 2,801 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 Puebla City? March, with 282 hours of sunshine, 9.1 a day on average. The least sun comes in September: 164 hours, 5.5 a day.
• Is Puebla City a sunny city? Among the 129 large cities in Mexico with measurements, Puebla City ranks number 39.
• 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. Puebla City uses the station Puebla.
• 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.