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Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Gibraltar, Gibraltar
- Hours of sunshine in Gibraltar range from 4h 38' per day in December to 11h 13' daily in July.
- The longest day of the year is 14h 27' long and the shortest day is 9h 32' long.
- The longest day is 4h 55' longer than the shortest day.
- There is an average of 2850 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 7:48 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 54.2° above the horizon at Gibraltar.
- The summer solstice is on June 21st (the northern solstice) when the sun reaches it's highest point 77.28° above the horizon.
- The winter solstice is on December 21st (the southern solstice) when the midday sun is at it's lowest point of 30.44° above the horizon.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 5h 29' | 5h 52' | 6h 09' | 8h 14' | 9h 42' | 11h 00' | 11h 13' | 10h 29' | 8h 50' | 6h 54' | 4h 58' | 4h 38' | 7h 48' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day | 9h 59' | 10h 49' | 11h 54' | 13h 05' | 14h 04' | 14h 34' | 14h 21' | 13h 30' | 12h 22' | 11h 11' | 10h 13' | 9h 44' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 56 (44) | 55 (45) | 52 (48) | 64 (36) | 70 (30) | 76 (24) | 79 (21) | 79 (21) | 72 (28) | 63 (37) | 49 (51) | 48 (52) | 65 (35) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 34 | 43.3 | 54.1 | 65.8 | 74.1 | 77.3 | 74.2 | 65.9 | 54.4 | 43 | 33.8 | 30.4 | 54.2 |