Average Monthly Sunshine in Oberhausen

The graphs on this page shows the average number of hours per month and per day that Oberhausen receives direct sunlight. The numbers are calculated over a 30-year period to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Oberhausen varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, July, reaches an impressive 261 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 45 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1851 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of July under a blue sky, with approximately 8.7 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in December, with only 1.5 hours of sunlight per day.

Oberhausen’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

Oberhausen enjoys an average of 1851 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Athens, Greece, enjoys 2769 hours of sunshine each year, making it one of the sunniest destinations in the Mediterranean region.

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

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

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

Other climate information

December, Oberhausen’s wettest month, receives 72 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 6°C. During the driest month April you can expect a temperature of 16°C.

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