Atenas Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica. The numbers reflect climate data gathered over a 30-year period, from 1990 to 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Atenas varies. It peaks at 285 hours in January and drops to 144 hours in June. The total annual amount of sun is 2440 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious in Atenas. While January receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 9.5 hours, June marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 4.8 hours of sunlight per day.

Atenas enjoys an average of 2440 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

In contrast, Tromsø , Norway, receives only about 1270 hours of sunshine per year, known for the polar night with no sunlight for weeks during winter.

Osaka, Japan, experiences 2010 hours of sunshine annually, with bright, sunny weather in spring and autumn.

Perth, Australia, enjoys 3180 hours of sunshine annually, the highest among major Australian cities.

October, Atenas’s wettest month, receives 36 mm (1.4 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 26°C (79°F). During the driest month February you can expect a temperature of 29°C (84°F).

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