Sunshine hours in Wellington: 2,093 hours a year, month by month

Wellington gets 2,093 hours of sunshine a year on average (5.7 a day). Sunniest month: January with 232 hours. Every month, measured 1991–2020.

• Wellington gets 2,093 hours of sunshine a year on average, 5.7 a day – 47% of the astronomically possible. The sunniest month is January with 232 hours (7.5 a day), the dullest June with 101 (3.4 a day).
• Number 2 of 3 large cities in New Zealand.
• Nearest weather station: Wellington Airp., 6 km away – 1991–2020 average, Deutscher Wetterdienst.

Sunshine hours month by month

• January: 232 h · 7.5 h a day · 51 %
• February: 211 h · 7.5 h a day · 55 %
• March: 204 h · 6.6 h a day · 53 %
• April: 156 h · 5.2 h a day · 47 %
• May: 133 h · 4.3 h a day · 44 %
• June: 101 h · 3.4 h a day · 36 %
• July: 121 h · 3.9 h a day · 41 %
• August: 148 h · 4.8 h a day · 45 %
• September: 164 h · 5.5 h a day · 46 %
• October: 193 h · 6.2 h a day · 47 %
• November: 212 h · 7.1 h a day · 49 %
• December: 218 h · 7.0 h a day · 47 %

Questions about sunshine hours

• How many hours of sunshine does Wellington get a year? On average over 1991–2020 the sun shines in Wellington for 2,093 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 Wellington? January, with 232 hours of sunshine, 7.5 a day on average. The least sun comes in June: 101 hours, 3.4 a day.
• Is Wellington a sunny city? Among the 3 large cities in New Zealand with measurements, Wellington ranks number 2.
• 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. Wellington uses the station Wellington 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.