Sondrio 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 Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy. These values are calculated using 30 years of data (1990–2020) to ensure accuracy.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Sondrio varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, July, reaches an impressive 200 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 102 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1783 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

In Sondrio, summer days are longer and more sunny, with daily sunshine hours peaking at 6.7 hours in July. As the darker season arrives, the brightness of the sun becomes less. December sees a soft sun for only 3.4 hours per day.

Average percent of sunshine

On average the sun shines 59% of the time during the day in January, the highest percentage of any month. May has the lowest percentage at 48%.

Sondrio enjoys an average of 1783 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.

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.

June, Sondrio’s wettest month, receives 165 mm (6.5 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 18°C (64°F). During the driest month January you can expect a temperature of -1°C (30°F).

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