La Mesa 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 Mesa, Cundinamarca, Colombia. These averages rely on historical data collected over 30 years, from 1990 to 2020.
Monthly hours of sunshine
Those who love seasonal contrasts will appreciate La Mesa. Expect long, bright days with 156 hours in January and darker periods with just 83 hours in May. The total annual amount of sun is 1337 hours.
Daily hours of sunshine
This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of January under a blue sky, with approximately 5.2 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in May, with only 2.8 hours of sunlight 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%.
La Mesa vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared
La Mesa 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.
Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.
Oslo, Norway, receives approximately 1690 hours of sunshine annually.
Adelaide, Australia, enjoys 2770 hours of sunshine annually, with long, sunny summers.
Related Climate Data for La Mesa
June, La Mesa’s wettest month, receives 328 mm (13 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 24°C (75°F). During the driest month January 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 Mesa Precipitation page.
