Guaduas Sunshine Hours by Month

The amount of sunshine is fundamental to comprehending a place's climate. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Guaduas, Cundinamarca, Colombia. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Guaduas varies. It peaks at 156 hours in January and drops to 83 hours in May. The total annual amount of sun is 1337 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

In Guaduas, summer days are longer and more sunny, with daily sunshine hours peaking at 5.2 hours in January. As the darker season arrives, the brightness of the sun becomes less. May sees a soft sun for only 2.8 hours per day.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 42% of the time during the day in January, the highest percentage of any month. May has the lowest percentage at 22%.

Guaduas enjoys an average of 1337 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, 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 Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

May, Guaduas’s wettest month, receives 159 mm (6.3 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 29°C (84°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 30°C (86°F).

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