Ko Racha Yai 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 Ko Racha Yai, Phuket Province, Thailand. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Ko Racha Yai varies. It peaks at 235 hours in January and drops to 100 hours in September. The total annual amount of sun is 2066 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

For those who appreciate different seasons, Ko Racha Yai serves as an ideal destination. Expect longer, more sun-filled days in January with an average of 7.8 hours of sunshine daily, and embrace the darker days in September, offering only 3.3 hours of daily sunlight.

Ko Racha Yai enjoys an average of 2066 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

The city of Rome, Italy, experiences 2470 hours of sunshine annually, adding to its charm as a year-round tourist destination.

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

Oslo, Norway, receives approximately 1690 hours of sunshine annually.

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

October, Ko Racha Yai’s wettest month, receives 142 mm (5.6 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 29°C (84°F). During the driest month February 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 Ko Racha Yai Precipitation page.