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Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Hours of sunshine in Kuwait City range between 7h 00' for each day in December & 11h 00' each day in August.
- The longest day of the year is 13h 52' long and the shortest day is 10h 07' long.
- The longest day is 3h 44' longer than the shortest day.
- There is an average of 3347 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 9:09 of sunlight per day.
- It is sunny 76.4% of daylight hours. The remaining 23.6% of daylight hours are likely cloudy or with shade, haze or low sun intensity.
- At midday the sun is on average 61.1° above the horizon at Kuwait City.
- The summer solstice is on June 21st (the northern solstice) when the sun reaches it's highest point 84.21° above the horizon.
- The winter solstice is on December 21st (the southern solstice) when the midday sun is at it's lowest point of 37.37° above the horizon.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 8h 00' | 8h 55' | 9h 00' | 8h 00' | 10h 00' | 10h 00' | 10h 00' | 11h 00' | 10h 00' | 10h 00' | 8h 00' | 7h 00' | 9h 09' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day | 10h 28' | 11h 06' | 11h 56' | 12h 50' | 13h 35' | 13h 57' | 13h 47' | 13h 09' | 12h 17' | 11h 23' | 10h 38' | 10h 17' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 77 (23) | 81 (19) | 76 (24) | 63 (37) | 74 (26) | 72 (28) | 73 (27) | 84 (16) | 82 (18) | 89 (11) | 76 (24) | 69 (31) | 76 (24) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 40.8 | 50.1 | 61 | 72.7 | 80.9 | 84.2 | 81.1 | 72.9 | 61.4 | 49.9 | 40.8 | 37.4 | 61.1 |