José Ignacio 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 José Ignacio, Maldonado, Uruguay. The numbers reflect climate data gathered over a 30-year period, from 1990 to 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in José Ignacio varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, December, reaches an impressive 288 hours, while June, the darkest month, offers only 105 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 2349 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of December under a blue sky, with approximately 9.6 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in June, with only 3.5 hours of sunlight per day.

José Ignacio enjoys an average of 2349 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Lisbon, Portugal, there are approximately 2801 hours of sunshine annually, highlighting its warm and sunny Mediterranean climate.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

The climate in San Francisco, USA, includes 3072 hours of sunshine annually, thanks to its mild coastal weather.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

April, José Ignacio’s wettest month, receives 74 mm (2.9 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 22°C (72°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 26°C (79°F).

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