Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Algiers, Algeria
- On balance sunlight hours in Algiers range between 4h 23' each day in December and 11h 17' for each day in July.
- The longest day of the year is 14h 30' long and the shortest day is 9h 29' long.
- The longest day is 5h 01' longer than the shortest day.
- There is an average of 2847 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 7:47 of sunlight per day.
- It is sunny 65% of daylight hours. The remaining 35% of daylight hours are likely cloudy or with shade, haze or low sun intensity.
- At midday the sun is on average 53.6° above the horizon at Algiers.
- The summer solstice is on June 21st (the northern solstice) when the sun reaches it's highest point 76.72° above the horizon.
- The winter solstice is on December 21st (the southern solstice) when the midday sun is at it's lowest point of 29.88° above the horizon.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 4h 48' | 5h 50' | 6h 30' | 8h 36' | 10h 17' | 10h 36' | 11h 17' | 10h 17' | 7h 54' | 7h 23' | 5h 30' | 4h 23' | 7h 47' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day | 9h 57' | 10h 47' | 11h 54' | 13h 06' | 14h 06' | 14h 37' | 14h 23' | 13h 31' | 12h 22' | 11h 10' | 10h 10' | 9h 41' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 49 (51) | 55 (45) | 55 (45) | 66 (34) | 74 (26) | 73 (27) | 79 (21) | 77 (23) | 65 (35) | 67 (33) | 55 (45) | 46 (54) | 65 (35) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 33.4 | 42.7 | 53.6 | 65.2 | 73.5 | 76.7 | 73.7 | 65.3 | 53.9 | 42.4 | 33.3 | 29.9 | 53.6 |