Average Monthly Sunshine in Alice Springs

The graphs on this page shows the average number of hours per month and per day that Alice Springs receives direct sunlight. The numbers are calculated over a 30-year period to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

If you're visiting Alice Springs, you can expect sunshine nearly all year. Peak sunshine in January reaches 313 hours, with only a slight dip to 258 hours in June. The total annual sunshine amounts to 3521 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Year-round, Alice Springs offers plenty of sunlight to enjoy during your holiday. The difference between the sunniest month, January, with 10.4 hours of daily sunshine, and June, the least sunny month, with 8.6 hours, is minimal.

Alice Springs’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Alice Springs enjoys an average of 3521 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Athens, Greece, enjoys 2769 hours of sunshine each year, making it one of the sunniest destinations in the Mediterranean region.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

In Chicago, USA, the annual sunshine averages 2520 hours, contributing to its humid continental climate.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

Other climate information

February, Alice Springs’s wettest month, receives 44 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 36°C. During the driest month August you can expect a temperature of 24°C.

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Alice Springs Precipitation page.