Sluis 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 Sluis, Zeeland, Netherlands. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Seasonal sunshine in Sluis varies. It peaks at 222 hours in July and drops to 51 hours in December. The total annual amount of sun is 1715 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

Seasonal changes in sunshine hours are quite obvious in Sluis. While July receives considerable daily sunshine with up to 7.4 hours, December marks the darkest time of the year, where sunshine is scarce with only 1.7 hours of sunlight per day.

Sluis enjoys an average of 1715 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

In Barcelona, Spain, there are 2530 hours of sunshine annually and is a city that can be visited year-round.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

The climate in San Francisco, USA, includes 3072 hours of sunshine annually, thanks to its mild coastal weather.

Perth, Australia, enjoys 3180 hours of sunshine annually, the highest among major Australian cities.

December, Sluis’s wettest month, receives 80 mm (3.1 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 9°C (48°F). During the driest month April you can expect a temperature of 14°C (57°F).

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