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> Uk > Cardiff, Wales > Sunlight
Sunshine & Daylight Hours in Cardiff, Wales, Uk
- Average sunshine hours in Cardiff, Wales range between 1h 30' each day in December & 6h 54' per day in June.
- The longest day of the year is 16h 23' long and the shortest day is 7h 36' long.
- The longest day is 8h 46' longer than the shortest day.
- There is an average of 1553 hours of sunlight per year (of a possible 4383) with an average of 4:15 of sunlight per day.
- It is sunny 35.4% of daylight hours. The remaining 64.6% of daylight hours are likely cloudy or with shade, haze or low sun intensity.
- At midday the sun is on average 39° above the horizon at Cardiff, Wales.
- The summer solstice is on June 21st (the northern solstice) when the sun reaches it's highest point 62.04° above the horizon.
- The winter solstice is on December 21st (the southern solstice) when the midday sun is at it's lowest point of 15.22° above the horizon.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 1h 44' | 2h 41' | 3h 58' | 5h 38' | 6h 21' | 6h 54' | 6h 09' | 6h 01' | 4h 40' | 3h 21' | 1h 56' | 1h 30' | 4h 15' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours & Minutes/ Day | 8h 24' | 9h 53' | 11h 48' | 13h 49' | 15h 35' | 16h 31' | 16h 05' | 14h 33' | 12h 35' | 10h 34' | 8h 49' | 7h 55' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 21 (79) | 28 (72) | 34 (66) | 41 (59) | 41 (59) | 42 (58) | 39 (61) | 42 (58) | 38 (62) | 32 (68) | 22 (78) | 20 (80) | 35 (65) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 18.8 | 28.1 | 38.9 | 50.5 | 58.8 | 62 | 59 | 50.6 | 39.2 | 27.8 | 18.6 | 15.2 | 39 |