Sunshine hours in Sydney: 2,627 hours a year, month by month

Sydney gets 2,627 hours of sunshine a year on average (7.2 a day). Sunniest month: August with 246 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Sydney gets 2,627 hours of sunshine a year on average, 7.2 a day – 59% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is August with 246 hours (7.9 a day), the dullest June with 170 (5.7 a day).
• Number 12 of 16 large cities in Australia.
• Nearest weather station: Sydney/NSW, 9 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 231 h · 7.5 h a day · 53 %
• February: 201 h · 7.2 h a day · 54 %
• March: 210 h · 6.8 h a day · 55 %
• April: 214 h · 7.1 h a day · 63 %
• May: 205 h · 6.6 h a day · 64 %
• June: 170 h · 5.7 h a day · 57 %
• July: 209 h · 6.7 h a day · 66 %
• August: 246 h · 7.9 h a day · 73 %
• September: 241 h · 8.0 h a day · 68 %
• October: 242 h · 7.8 h a day · 60 %
• November: 224 h · 7.5 h a day · 54 %
• December: 234 h · 7.5 h a day · 53 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Sydney get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Sydney for 2,627 hours a year – 7.2 hours a day and 59% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Sydney? August, with 246 hours of sunshine, 7.9 a day on average. The least sun comes in June: 170 hours, 5.7 a day.
• Is Sydney a sunny city? Among the 16 large cities in Australia with measurements, Sydney ranks number 12.
• 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. Sydney uses the station Sydney/NSW.
• 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.