Pape 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 Pape, Kurzeme, Latvia. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Pape varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, June, reaches an impressive 295 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 28 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1857 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious in Pape. While June receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 9.8 hours, December marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 0.9 hours of sunlight per day.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 65% of the time during the day in June, the highest percentage of any month. December has the lowest percentage at 11%.

Pape enjoys an average of 1857 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.

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.

Vancouver, Canada, receives approximately 1940 hours of sunshine annually.

Melbourne, Australia, has 2380 hours of sunshine annually, with its famous “four seasons in a day” weather pattern.

August, Pape’s wettest month, receives 78 mm (3.1 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 22°C (72°F). During the driest month April you can expect a temperature of 11°C (52°F).

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