Sonāmarg 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 Sonāmarg, Jammu & Kashmir, India. The numbers reflect climate data gathered over a 30-year period, from 1990 to 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Sonāmarg varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, June, reaches an impressive 246 hours, while January, the darkest month, offers only 73 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 2203 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

For those who appreciate different seasons, Sonāmarg serves as an ideal destination. Expect longer, more sun-filled days in June with an average of 8.2 hours of sunshine daily, and embrace the darker days in January, offering only 2.4 hours of daily sunlight.

Sonāmarg enjoys an average of 2203 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.

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

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

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

February, Sonāmarg’s wettest month, receives 158 mm (6.2 in) of snowfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of -7°C (19°F). During the driest month October you can expect a temperature of 5°C (41°F).

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