Dana Bay 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 Dana Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. The numbers reflect climate data gathered over a 30-year period, from 1990 to 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Year-round, Dana Bay offers consistent sunshine. The difference between the sunniest month, December, with 237 hours, and June, the least sunny month, with 199, is minimal. The total annual sunshine amounts to 2554 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

If you're planning a trip to Dana Bay, rest assured that sunshine is an important factor. With peak sunshine in December at 7.9 hours daily and a slight dip to 6.6 hours in June, it maintains a sunny destination year-round.

Dana Bay enjoys an average of 2554 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

The city of Rome, Italy, experiences 2470 hours of sunshine annually, adding to its charm as a year-round tourist destination.

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.

In Brisbane, Australia, the annual sunshine averages 2999 hours, making it one of Australia’s sunniest cities.

November, Dana Bay’s wettest month, receives 36 mm (1.4 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 21°C (70°F). During the driest month September you can expect a temperature of 19°C (66°F).

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