Omokoroa Beach 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 Omokoroa Beach, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. This average is based on long-term data collected between 1990 and 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Omokoroa Beach varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, January, reaches an impressive 262 hours, while June, the darkest month, offers only 138 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 2360 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 8.7 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in June, with only 4.6 hours of sunlight per day.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 58% of the time during the day in January, the highest percentage of any month. August has the lowest percentage at 50%.

Omokoroa Beach enjoys an average of 2360 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.

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.

July, Omokoroa Beach’s wettest month, receives 114 mm (4.5 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 14°C (57°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of 23°C (73°F).

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