Sunshine hours in Singapore: 2,074 hours a year, month by month

Singapore gets 2,074 hours of sunshine a year on average (5.7 a day). Sunniest month: February with 199 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Singapore gets 2,074 hours of sunshine a year on average, 5.7 a day – 47% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is February with 199 hours (7.1 a day), the dullest November with 133 (4.4 a day).
• The sunniest of 15 large cities in Singapore.
• Nearest weather station: Singapore Airp., 18 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 180 h · 5.8 h a day · 48 %
• February: 199 h · 7.1 h a day · 59 %
• March: 197 h · 6.4 h a day · 52 %
• April: 182 h · 6.1 h a day · 50 %
• May: 185 h · 6.0 h a day · 49 %
• June: 175 h · 5.8 h a day · 48 %
• July: 189 h · 6.1 h a day · 50 %
• August: 185 h · 6.0 h a day · 49 %
• September: 161 h · 5.4 h a day · 44 %
• October: 155 h · 5.0 h a day · 41 %
• November: 133 h · 4.4 h a day · 37 %
• December: 133 h · 4.3 h a day · 36 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Singapore get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Singapore for 2,074 hours a year – 5.7 hours a day and 47% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Singapore? February, with 199 hours of sunshine, 7.1 a day on average. The least sun comes in November: 133 hours, 4.4 a day.
• Is Singapore a sunny city? Among the 15 large cities in Singapore with measurements, Singapore ranks number 1.
• 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. Singapore uses the station Singapore 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 Kingdom

• 1. Southend-on-Sea: 1,846 h a year
• 2. Southampton: 1,780 h a year
• 3. Norwich: 1,719 h a year
• 4. London: 1,675 h a year
• 5. Plymouth: 1,673 h a year
• 6. Bristol: 1,654 h a year
• 7. Swansea: 1,644 h a year
• 8. Sheffield: 1,631 h a year
• 9. Edinburgh: 1,575 h a year
• 10. Birmingham: 1,490 h a year

The cloudiest large cities: United Kingdom

• 1. Glasgow: 1,153 h a year
• 2. Belfast: 1,372 h a year
• 3. Aberdeen: 1,448 h a year
• 4. Leeds: 1,488 h a year

The sunniest large cities in the world

• 1. Dubai: 3,610 h a year
• 2. Victoria de Durango: 3,573 h a year
• 3. Abu Dhabi: 3,522 h a year
• 4. Hermosillo: 3,479 h a year
• 5. Kassala: 3,451 h a year
• 6. Iranshahr: 3,410 h a year
• 7. Dammam: 3,391 h a year
• 8. Gaborone: 3,388 h a year
• 9. Zahedan: 3,386 h a year
• 10. Yazd: 3,381 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.