La Esmeralda 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 La Esmeralda, Colombia. Long-term data from 1990 to 2020 was used to calculate these averages.

Monthly hours of sunshine

While the amount of sunshine in La Esmeralda changes moderately throughout the year, the annual total remains impressive at around 1968 hours. Expect slightly brighter days in August and a subtle dip in April.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 6.5 hours daily sunshine in August, it dips to 4.6 hours in April.

La Esmeralda enjoys an average of 1968 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.

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.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

Adelaide, Australia, enjoys 2770 hours of sunshine annually, with long, sunny summers.

April, La Esmeralda’s wettest month, receives 347 mm (14 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 24°C (75°F). During the driest month August you can expect a temperature of 25°C (77°F).

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