Sunshine hours in Punta Arenas: 1,857 hours a year, month by month

Punta Arenas gets 1,857 hours of sunshine a year on average (5.1 a day). Sunniest month: December with 233 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Punta Arenas gets 1,857 hours of sunshine a year on average, 5.1 a day – 42% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is December with 233 hours (7.5 a day), the dullest June with 72 (2.4 a day).
• Number 32 of 34 large cities in Chile.
• Nearest weather station: Punta Arenas Airport, 19 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 225 h · 7.3 h a day · 45 %
• February: 187 h · 6.7 h a day · 46 %
• March: 157 h · 5.1 h a day · 41 %
• April: 119 h · 4.0 h a day · 38 %
• May: 95 h · 3.1 h a day · 36 %
• June: 72 h · 2.4 h a day · 31 %
• July: 86 h · 2.8 h a day · 34 %
• August: 119 h · 3.8 h a day · 40 %
• September: 147 h · 4.9 h a day · 42 %
• October: 201 h · 6.5 h a day · 47 %
• November: 216 h · 7.2 h a day · 46 %
• December: 233 h · 7.5 h a day · 45 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Punta Arenas get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Punta Arenas for 1,857 hours a year – 5.1 hours a day and 42% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Punta Arenas? December, with 233 hours of sunshine, 7.5 a day on average. The least sun comes in June: 72 hours, 2.4 a day.
• Is Punta Arenas a sunny city? Among the 34 large cities in Chile with measurements, Punta Arenas ranks number 32.
• 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. Punta Arenas uses the station Punta Arenas Airport.
• 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.