Sunshine hours in Tanjung Pinang: 1,172 hours a year, month by month

Tanjung Pinang gets 1,172 hours of sunshine a year on average (3.2 a day). Sunniest month: August with 119 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Tanjung Pinang gets 1,172 hours of sunshine a year on average, 3.2 a day – 27% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is August with 119 hours (3.8 a day), the dullest December with 69 (2.2 a day).
• Number 97 of 100 large cities in Indonesia.
• Nearest weather station: Tanjung Pingang/Riau-Arch., 8 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 105 h · 3.4 h a day · 28 %
• February: 113 h · 4.0 h a day · 33 %
• March: 117 h · 3.8 h a day · 31 %
• April: 97 h · 3.2 h a day · 27 %
• May: 105 h · 3.4 h a day · 28 %
• June: 87 h · 2.9 h a day · 24 %
• July: 111 h · 3.6 h a day · 29 %
• August: 119 h · 3.8 h a day · 32 %
• September: 96 h · 3.2 h a day · 26 %
• October: 83 h · 2.7 h a day · 22 %
• November: 70 h · 2.3 h a day · 19 %
• December: 69 h · 2.2 h a day · 18 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Tanjung Pinang get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Tanjung Pinang for 1,172 hours a year – 3.2 hours a day and 27% of the time the sun is above the horizon.
• What is the sunniest month in Tanjung Pinang? August, with 119 hours of sunshine, 3.8 a day on average. The least sun comes in December: 69 hours, 2.2 a day.
• Is Tanjung Pinang a sunny city? Among the 100 large cities in Indonesia with measurements, Tanjung Pinang ranks number 97.
• 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. Tanjung Pinang uses the station Tanjung Pingang/Riau-Arch..
• 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.