Golden Isles 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 Golden Isles, United States of America. The numbers reflect climate data gathered over a 30-year period, from 1990 to 2020.
Monthly hours of sunshine
Golden Isles experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, July, sees up to 308 hours of sunshine, while December, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 216 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 3122 hours.
Daily hours of sunshine
This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 10.3 hours daily sunshine in July, it dips to 7.2 hours in December.
Average percent of sunshine
On average the sun shines 77% of the time during the day in April, the highest percentage of any month. December has the lowest percentage at 66%.
Golden Isles vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared
Golden Isles enjoys an average of 3122 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.
Meanwhile, Buenos Aires, Argentina, enjoys a humid subtropical climate with 2520 hours of sunshine annually.
Perth, Australia, enjoys 3180 hours of sunshine annually, the highest among major Australian cities.
Related Climate Data for Golden Isles
September, Golden Isles’s wettest month, receives 184 mm (7.2 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 31°C (88°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 24°C (75°F).
For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Golden Isles Precipitation page.
