Sunshine hours in Ras al-Khaimah: 3,338 hours a year, month by month

Ras al-Khaimah gets 3,338 hours of sunshine a year on average (9.1 a day). Sunniest month: May with 333 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Ras al-Khaimah gets 3,338 hours of sunshine a year on average, 9.1 a day – 75% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is May with 333 hours (10.7 a day), the dullest December with 230 (7.4 a day).
• Number 9 of 10 large cities in the United Arab Emirates.
• Nearest weather station: Sharjah Airp., 66 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 235 h · 7.6 h a day · 71 %
• February: 231 h · 8.3 h a day · 73 %
• March: 265 h · 8.5 h a day · 71 %
• April: 296 h · 9.9 h a day · 77 %
• May: 333 h · 10.7 h a day · 80 %
• June: 307 h · 10.2 h a day · 75 %
• July: 319 h · 10.3 h a day · 76 %
• August: 303 h · 9.8 h a day · 75 %
• September: 280 h · 9.3 h a day · 76 %
• October: 287 h · 9.3 h a day · 80 %
• November: 252 h · 8.4 h a day · 77 %
• December: 230 h · 7.4 h a day · 70 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Ras al-Khaimah get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Ras al-Khaimah for 3,338 hours a year – 9.1 hours a day and 75% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Ras al-Khaimah? May, with 333 hours of sunshine, 10.7 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 230 hours, 7.4 a day.
• Is Ras al-Khaimah a sunny city? Among the 10 large cities in the United Arab Emirates with measurements, Ras al-Khaimah ranks number 9.
• 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. Ras al-Khaimah uses the station Sharjah Airp..
• 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.