Lichtensteig 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 Lichtensteig, St.Gallen Canton, Switzerland. The figures are based on a 30-year period (1990–2020) to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Lichtensteig Nusa Penida experiences both sunny and cloudy or rainy periods, with some seasonal variation. It receives approximately 170 hours of sunshine in August and 112 hours in December, contributing to a total annual sunshine amount of 1786 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 5.7 hours daily sunshine in August, it dips to 3.7 hours in December.

Lichtensteig enjoys an average of 1786 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

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

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.

June, Lichtensteig’s wettest month, receives 203 mm (8 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 21°C (70°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 4°C (39°F).

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