Lower Portland 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 Lower Portland, New South Wales, Australia. This average is based on long-term data collected between 1990 and 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Lower Portland experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, December, sees up to 257 hours of sunshine, while May, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 180 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 2644 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 8.6 hours daily sunshine in December, it dips to 6.0 hours in May.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 73% of the time during the day in August, the highest percentage of any month. January has the lowest percentage at 53%.

Lower Portland enjoys an average of 2644 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.

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.

In Shanghai, China, the annual average sunshine is 1780 hours, with cloudier weather in summer.

In Brisbane, Australia, the annual sunshine averages 2999 hours, making it one of Australia’s sunniest cities.

February, Lower Portland’s wettest month, receives 85 mm (3.3 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 29°C (84°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 18°C (64°F).

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