Average Monthly Sunshine in San Marcos Sierras

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

Monthly hours of sunshine

San Marcos Sierras experiences sunny spells throughout the year. The sunniest month, January, sees up to 255 hours of sunshine, while June, the least sunny month, still provides a respectable 156 hours. The total annual sunshine amounts to 2518 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means you will experience moderate variation in sunshine hours throughout the year. With 8.5 hours daily sunshine in January, it dips to 5.2 hours in June.

San Marcos Sierras’s total hours of sunshine compared to other major cities

San Marcos Sierras enjoys an average of 2518 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Lisbon, Portugal, there are approximately 2801 hours of sunshine annually, highlighting its warm and sunny Mediterranean climate.

In contrast, Reykjavík, Iceland, receives only about 1330 hours of sunshine per year, known for its frequently overcast and rainy skies.

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

January, San Marcos Sierras’s wettest month, receives 115 mm of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 31°C. During the driest month July you can expect a temperature of 18°C.

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