Sunshine hours in Santa Cruz de Tenerife: 2,999 hours a year, month by month

Santa Cruz de Tenerife gets 2,999 hours of sunshine a year on average (8.2 a day). Sunniest month: July with 346 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Santa Cruz de Tenerife gets 2,999 hours of sunshine a year on average, 8.2 a day – 68% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is July with 346 hours (11.2 a day), the dullest December with 178 (5.7 a day).
• Number 15 of 67 large cities in Spain.
• Weather station: Santa Cruz de Tenerife – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 188 h · 6.1 h a day · 57 %
• February: 192 h · 6.9 h a day · 61 %
• March: 235 h · 7.6 h a day · 63 %
• April: 253 h · 8.4 h a day · 66 %
• May: 289 h · 9.3 h a day · 69 %
• June: 312 h · 10.4 h a day · 75 %
• July: 346 h · 11.2 h a day · 81 %
• August: 330 h · 10.6 h a day · 81 %
• September: 268 h · 8.9 h a day · 72 %
• October: 228 h · 7.4 h a day · 64 %
• November: 180 h · 6.0 h a day · 56 %
• December: 178 h · 5.7 h a day · 55 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Santa Cruz de Tenerife get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for 2,999 hours a year – 8.2 hours a day and 68% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Santa Cruz de Tenerife? July, with 346 hours of sunshine, 11.2 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 178 hours, 5.7 a day.
• Is Santa Cruz de Tenerife a sunny city? Among the 67 large cities in Spain with measurements, Santa Cruz de Tenerife ranks number 15.
• 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. Santa Cruz de Tenerife uses the station Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
• 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.