John O Groats Sunshine Hours by Month

To truly understand a climate, we must look at its sunshine. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in John O Groats, Highlands, United Kingdom. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Those who love seasonal contrasts will appreciate John O Groats. Expect long, bright days with 192 hours in May and darker periods with just 26 hours in December. The total annual amount of sun is 1181 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of May under a blue sky, with approximately 6.4 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in December, with only 0.9 hours of sunlight per day.

John O Groats enjoys an average of 1181 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Athens, Greece, enjoys 2769 hours of sunshine each year, making it one of the sunniest destinations in the Mediterranean region.

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.

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

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

October, John O Groats’s wettest month, receives 82 mm (3.2 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 13°C (55°F). During the driest month May you can expect a temperature of 11°C (52°F).

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