Sunshine hours in Shiraz: 3,363 hours a year, month by month

Shiraz gets 3,363 hours of sunshine a year on average (9.2 a day). Sunniest month: June with 353 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Shiraz gets 3,363 hours of sunshine a year on average, 9.2 a day – 76% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is June with 353 hours (11.8 a day), the dullest February with 214 (7.6 a day).
• Number 10 of 91 large cities in Iran.
• Nearest weather station: Shiraz, 7 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 218 h · 7.0 h a day · 67 %
• February: 214 h · 7.6 h a day · 69 %
• March: 248 h · 8.0 h a day · 67 %
• April: 260 h · 8.7 h a day · 67 %
• May: 327 h · 10.5 h a day · 77 %
• June: 353 h · 11.8 h a day · 84 %
• July: 340 h · 11.0 h a day · 79 %
• August: 339 h · 10.9 h a day · 83 %
• September: 310 h · 10.3 h a day · 84 %
• October: 295 h · 9.5 h a day · 83 %
• November: 233 h · 7.8 h a day · 73 %
• December: 226 h · 7.3 h a day · 71 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Shiraz get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Shiraz for 3,363 hours a year – 9.2 hours a day and 76% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Shiraz? June, with 353 hours of sunshine, 11.8 a day on average. The least sun comes in February: 214 hours, 7.6 a day.
• Is Shiraz a sunny city? Among the 91 large cities in Iran with measurements, Shiraz ranks number 10.
• 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. Shiraz uses the station Shiraz.
• 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.