Fairlie 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 Fairlie, Canterbury, New Zealand. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Fairlie experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, January, sees up to 194 hours of sunshine, while June, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 123 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 1947 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 6.5 hours daily sunshine in January, it dips to 4.1 hours in June.

Fairlie enjoys an average of 1947 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Barcelona, Spain, there are 2530 hours of sunshine annually and is a city that can be visited year-round.

In contrast, Reykjavík, Iceland, receives only about 1330 hours of sunshine per year, known for its frequently overcast and rainy skies.

In Shanghai, China, the annual average sunshine is 1780 hours, with cloudier weather in summer.

Melbourne, Australia, has 2380 hours of sunshine annually, with its famous “four seasons in a day” weather pattern.

December, Fairlie’s wettest month, receives 108 mm (4.3 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 18°C (64°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 7°C (45°F).

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