Rockingham 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 Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Those who love seasonal contrasts will appreciate Rockingham. Expect long, bright days with 355 hours in January and darker periods with just 178 hours in June. The total annual amount of sun is 3224 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 11.8 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in June, with only 5.9 hours of sunlight per day.

Rockingham vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared

Rockingham enjoys an average of 3224 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.

Meanwhile, Buenos Aires, Argentina, enjoys a humid subtropical climate with 2520 hours of sunshine annually.

In Tokyo, Japan, the average annual sunshine is 1930 hours, with sunny periods between rainy seasons.

Related Climate Data for Rockingham

June, Rockingham’s wettest month, receives 20 mm (0.8 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 20°C (68°F). During the driest month December you can expect a temperature of 27°C (81°F).

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