Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Accra, Ghana
- On balance sunshine hours in Accra range from 4h 36' per day in July to 8h 00' for each day in November.
- The longest day of the year is 12h 19' long and the shortest day is 11h 40' long.
- The longest day is 0h 38' longer than the shortest day.
- There is an average of 2377 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 6:30 of sunlight per day.
- It is sunny 54.2% of daylight hours. The remaining 45.8% of daylight hours are likely cloudy or with shade, haze or low sun intensity.
- At midday the sun is on average 74.7° above the horizon at Accra.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 6h 54' | 7h 19' | 7h 11' | 7h 06' | 6h 48' | 4h 48' | 4h 36' | 5h 00' | 5h 42' | 7h 05' | 8h 00' | 7h 36' | 6h 30' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day | 11h 49' | 11h 56' | 12h 05' | 12h 14' | 12h 22' | 12h 26' | 12h 24' | 12h 17' | 12h 08' | 11h 59' | 11h 51' | 11h 47' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 59 (41) | 62 (38) | 60 (40) | 59 (41) | 56 (44) | 39 (61) | 38 (62) | 41 (59) | 47 (53) | 60 (40) | 68 (32) | 65 (35) | 54 (46) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 64.4 | 73.6 | 84.4 | 83.7 | 75.4 | 72.2 | 75.1 | 83.5 | 84.7 | 73.2 | 64.2 | 61 | 74.7 |