Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Tarfaya, Morocco
- Hours of sunshine in Tarfaya range from 6h 06' daily in November to 8h 30' daily in April.
- The longest day of the year is 13h 46' long and the shortest day is 10h 13' long.
- The longest day is 3h 32' longer than the shortest day.
- There is an average of 2615 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 7:09 of sunlight per day.
- It is sunny 59.7% of daylight hours. The remaining 40.3% of daylight hours are likely cloudy or with shade, haze or low sun intensity.
- At midday the sun is on average 62.4° above the horizon at Tarfaya.
- The summer solstice is on June 21st (the northern solstice) when the sun reaches it's highest point 85.48° above the horizon.
- The winter solstice is on December 21st (the southern solstice) when the midday sun is at it's lowest point of 38.65° above the horizon.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 6h 36' | 6h 54' | 7h 44' | 8h 30' | 7h 52' | 7h 46' | 6h 30' | 6h 58' | 7h 14' | 7h 05' | 6h 06' | 6h 36' | 7h 09' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day | 10h 34' | 11h 09' | 11h 56' | 12h 47' | 13h 30' | 13h 51' | 13h 42' | 13h 05' | 12h 16' | 11h 25' | 10h 43' | 10h 23' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 63 (37) | 63 (37) | 65 (35) | 67 (33) | 59 (41) | 57 (43) | 48 (52) | 54 (46) | 60 (40) | 63 (37) | 58 (42) | 64 (36) | 60 (40) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 42.2 | 51.5 | 62.4 | 74 | 82.3 | 85.5 | 82.3 | 74.1 | 62.6 | 51.1 | 42 | 38.7 | 62.4 |