Playa de las Americas 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 Playa de las Americas, Canary Islands, Spain. The figures are based on a 30-year period (1990–2020) to provide a reliable average.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Playa de las Americas varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, July, reaches an impressive 334 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 171 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 2848 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

For those who appreciate different seasons, Playa de las Americas serves as an ideal destination. Expect longer, more sun-filled days in July with an average of 11.1 hours of sunshine daily, and embrace the darker days in December, offering only 5.7 hours of daily sunlight.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 80% of the time during the day in July, the highest percentage of any month. November has the lowest percentage at 50%.

Playa de las Americas enjoys an average of 2848 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.

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.

Stockholm, Sweden, receives approximately 1907 hours of sunshine annually.

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

December, Playa de las Americas’s wettest month, receives 4.1 mm (0.2 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 20°C (68°F). During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 25°C (77°F).

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