Average Monthly Sunshine in Gießen

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

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Gießen varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, July, reaches an impressive 235 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 44 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1680 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of July under a blue sky, with approximately 7.8 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in December, with only 1.5 hours of sunlight per day.

Gießen’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Gießen enjoys an average of 1680 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.

Toronto, Canada, sees around 2071 hours of sunshine each year, with especially long, bright summer days.

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

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

Other climate information

December, Gießen’s wettest month, receives 74 mm of snow/rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 5°C. During the driest month April you can expect a temperature of 15°C.

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