Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Allahabad, India
- Hours of sunshine in Allahabad range from 4h 54' daily in August to 10h 00' daily in May.
- The longest day of the year is 13h 35' long and the shortest day is 10h 24' long.
- The longest day is 3h 10' longer than the shortest day.
- There is an average of 2961 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 8:06 of sunlight per day.
- It is sunny 67.6% of daylight hours. The remaining 32.4% of daylight hours are likely cloudy or with shade, haze or low sun intensity.
- At midday the sun is on average 64.9° above the horizon at Allahabad.
- The summer solstice is on June 21st (the northern solstice) when the sun reaches it's highest point 87.95° above the horizon.
- The winter solstice is on December 21st (the southern solstice) when the midday sun is at it's lowest point of 41.13° above the horizon.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 8h 05' | 9h 12' | 8h 54' | 9h 54' | 10h 00' | 7h 12' | 5h 11' | 4h 54' | 6h 54' | 8h 54' | 9h 18' | 8h 54' | 8h 06' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day | 10h 43' | 11h 15' | 11h 57' | 12h 43' | 13h 21' | 13h 40' | 13h 32' | 12h 59' | 12h 15' | 11h 30' | 10h 52' | 10h 33' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 76 (24) | 83 (17) | 75 (25) | 79 (21) | 76 (24) | 53 (47) | 39 (61) | 38 (62) | 57 (43) | 78 (22) | 87 (13) | 85 (15) | 68 (32) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 44.6 | 53.8 | 64.7 | 76.4 | 84.7 | 87.9 | 84.8 | 76.6 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 44.5 | 41.1 | 64.9 |