Sunshine hours in Sulaymaniyah: 3,021 hours a year, month by month

Sulaymaniyah gets 3,021 hours of sunshine a year on average (8.3 a day). Sunniest month: July with 357 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Sulaymaniyah gets 3,021 hours of sunshine a year on average, 8.3 a day – 68% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is July with 357 hours (11.5 a day), the dullest December with 152 (4.9 a day).
• Number 11 of 15 large cities in Iraq.
• Nearest weather station: Sanandaj, 147 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 155 h · 5.0 h a day · 50 %
• February: 166 h · 5.9 h a day · 54 %
• March: 211 h · 6.8 h a day · 57 %
• April: 231 h · 7.7 h a day · 59 %
• May: 295 h · 9.5 h a day · 68 %
• June: 356 h · 11.9 h a day · 82 %
• July: 357 h · 11.5 h a day · 81 %
• August: 347 h · 11.2 h a day · 83 %
• September: 313 h · 10.4 h a day · 84 %
• October: 255 h · 8.2 h a day · 73 %
• November: 183 h · 6.1 h a day · 59 %
• December: 152 h · 4.9 h a day · 50 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Sulaymaniyah get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Sulaymaniyah for 3,021 hours a year – 8.3 hours a day and 68% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Sulaymaniyah? July, with 357 hours of sunshine, 11.5 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 152 hours, 4.9 a day.
• Is Sulaymaniyah a sunny city? Among the 15 large cities in Iraq with measurements, Sulaymaniyah ranks number 11.
• 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. Sulaymaniyah uses the station Sanandaj.
• 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.