Sunshine hours in Tampa: 2,929 hours a year, month by month

Tampa gets 2,929 hours of sunshine a year on average (8.0 a day). Sunniest month: May with 315 hours. Every month, measured 1961–1990.

• Tampa gets 2,929 hours of sunshine a year on average, 8.0 a day – 66% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is May with 315 hours (10.2 a day), the dullest December with 192 (6.2 a day).
• Number 130 of 311 large cities in the United States.
• Nearest weather station: Tampa/Int'l Arpt FL, 3 km away – 1961–1990 average, NOAA.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 200 h · 6.5 h a day · 61 %
• February: 203 h · 7.3 h a day · 65 %
• March: 268 h · 8.6 h a day · 72 %
• April: 299 h · 10.0 h a day · 78 %
• May: 315 h · 10.2 h a day · 75 %
• June: 278 h · 9.3 h a day · 67 %
• July: 265 h · 8.5 h a day · 62 %
• August: 250 h · 8.1 h a day · 61 %
• September: 223 h · 7.4 h a day · 60 %
• October: 234 h · 7.5 h a day · 66 %
• November: 202 h · 6.7 h a day · 62 %
• December: 192 h · 6.2 h a day · 60 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Tampa get a year? On average over 1961–1990 the sun shines in Tampa for 2,929 hours a year – 8.0 hours a day and 66% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Tampa? May, with 315 hours of sunshine, 10.2 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 192 hours, 6.2 a day.
• Is Tampa a sunny city? Among the 311 large cities in the United States with measurements, Tampa ranks number 130.
• Where do the figures come from? From the WMO climate normals 1961–1990 as archived by NOAA. There are no newer figures: the US stopped measuring sunshine duration in the 1990s. Tampa uses the station Tampa/Int'l Arpt FL, measured 1961–1990.
• 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: NOAA, WMO climate normals of sunshine duration, 1961–1990 average, public domain. Possible hours: time between sunrise and sunset.