The following is a list of cities by sunshine duration. Sunshine duration is a climatological indicator, measuring duration of sunshine in given period (usually, a day or a year) for a given location on Earth, typically expressed as an averaged value over several years. It is a general indicator of cloudiness of a location, and thus differs from insolation, which measures the total energy delivered by sunlight over a given period.

Sunshine duration is usually expressed in hours per year, or in (average) hours per day. The first measure indicates the general sunniness of a location compared with other places, while the latter allows for comparison of sunshine in various seasons in the same location. Another often-used measure is percentage ratio of recorded bright sunshine duration and daylight duration in the observed period.

Africa

+ Sunshine hours for selected cities in Africa Country City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Ref.Ivory CoastGagnoa180.0196.0188.0181.0118.097.080.0110.0183.0155.0171.0164.01,823.0 Ivory CoastBouaké242.0224.0219.0194.0208.0145.0104.082.0115.0170.0191.0198.02,092.0 Ivory CoastAbidjan223.0223.0239.0214.0205.0128.0137.0125.0139.0215.0224.0224.02,296.0 Ivory CoastOdienné242.0220.2217.3214.7248.8221.8183.5174.5185.4235.8252.0242.62,638.6 Ivory CoastFerké279.0249.0253.0229.0251.0221.0183.0151.0173.0245.0261.0262.02,757.0 BeninCotonou213.9210.0223.2219.0213.9141.0136.4148.8165.0207.7243.0223.22,345.2 BeninParakou261.0243.0252.0230.0239.0193.0133.0104.0129.0217.0252.0248.02,501.0 BeninKandi279.0257.6260.4255.0272.8252.0223.2195.3213.0275.9282.0279.03,045.2 TogoLomé217.5214.0227.9201.9208.6146.0141.6148.8152.5205.5234.0235.62,333.9 TogoMango285.0254.0270.0241.0261.0219.0168.0131.0161.0273.0284.0279.02,826.0 GhanaAccra217.0226.0217.0210.0217.0150.0155.0155.0180.0217.0240.0248.02,432.0 GhanaTamale265.6235.7249.6229.0248.0212.0171.5139.0161.0260.9283.0263.52,718.7 GhanaKumasi186.6187.2205.4204.0204.7146.3101.277.0106.2161.4193.8178.01,951.8 CameroonGaroua275.0252.6260.1245.4256.7224.4194.0187.2204.5261.5279.2286.52,927.1 CameroonN'Gaoundéré286.4258.7235.4195.5195.4165.7128.0127.8139.0184.0264.1291.42,471.4 CameroonDouala184.0179.0170.0174.0169.0107.055.046.079.0120.0160.0175.01,618.0 CameroonYaoundé177.0172.0149.0153.0158.0112.085.083.097.0120.0159.0179.01,644.0 GabonLibreville175.2176.8176.9176.8159.5130.6119.290.495.9112.9134.6167.81,716.6 GabonPort-Gentil150.4160.8154.5151.5147.8156.3163.1135.3125.7116.1115.1147.21,723.8 NigeriaLagos164.3169.5173.6180.0176.7114.099.2108.5114.0167.4186.0192.21,845.4 NigeriaMakurdi236.0226.0223.0216.0223.0177.0143.0118.0144.0198.0228.0248.02,380.0 NigeriaJos307.0274.0260.0220.0208.0201.0151.0127.0171.0242.0294.0313.02,768.0 NigeriaKano275.0255.0267.0252.0273.0261.0233.0186.0237.0295.0297.0285.03,114.0 NigeriaSokoto279.0269.0282.0255.0279.0282.0229.0208.0243.0307.0297.0288.03,238.0 SudanPort Sudan214.0230.0282.0312.0338.0309.0307.0298.0300.0307.0249.0236.03,382.0 SudanKhartoum341.0311.0310.0330.0300.0300.0279.0279.0300.0310.0330.0341.03,737.1 EritreaAsmara304.7289.1300.7300.5298.5271.5217.9220.1260.4301.0292.5299.13,361.0 Burkina FasoOuagadougou287.0263.0264.0256.0277.0264.0240.0223.0217.0273.0288.0284.03,136.0 Burkina FasoOuahigouya291.0267.0280.0268.0284.0272.0258.0253.0261.0280.0288.0280.03,282.0 NigerNiamey297.6263.2269.7252.0279.0267.0257.3235.6235.6282.6282.0279.03,203.2 ChadN'Djamena297.6277.2282.1273.0285.2258.0213.9201.5228.0285.2300.0303.83,205.5 ChadAbéché316.2291.2300.7300.0313.1300.0254.2226.3261.0306.9312.0319.33,500.9 GambiaBanjul279.0282.0310.0300.0310.0270.0186.0186.0180.0248.0240.0279.03,070.0 SenegalDakar253.0249.0303.0301.0299.0259.0233.0204.0219.0254.0256.0249.03,078.0 SenegalThiès267.0260.0325.0332.0324.0276.0226.0188.0221.0267.0271.0257.03,214.0 SomaliaMogadishu268.0251.0282.0260.0273.0218.0226.0253.0265.0267.0261.0259.03,082.0 SomaliaBuloburde290.0283.0293.0249.0287.0261.0216.0238.0262.0230.0246.0268.03,124.0 DjiboutiDjibouti City254.0249.0279.0279.0310.0237.0236.0276.0282.0310.0291.0276.03,279.0 MaliSégou292.0276.0292.0263.0274.0266.0254.0223.0242.0283.0287.0287.03,239.0 MaliTimbuktu263.9249.6269.9254.6275.3234.7248.6255.3248.9273.0274.0258.73,106.5 MaliBamako277.4253.0268.1230.4242.6233.6216.6218.3221.7253.7270.7268.92,954.1 AlgeriaAlgiers149.0165.0202.0258.0319.0318.0350.0319.0237.0229.0165.0136.02,847.0 AlgeriaTamanrasset297.6275.5322.4327.0328.6306.0356.5331.7288.0310.0285.0272.83,686.0 TunisiaTunis145.7165.3198.4225.0282.1309.0356.5328.6258.0217.0174.0148.82,808.4 TunisiaGabes220.1215.6251.1267.0313.1321.0372.0353.4279.0260.4228.0210.83,291.5 MoroccoRabat179.8183.6232.5255.0291.4288.0316.2306.9261.0235.6189.0179.82,918.8 MoroccoMarrakesh220.1211.8248.0255.0288.3315.0334.8316.2264.0244.9213.0220.13,131.2 MoroccoOuarzazate251.8244.9297.2315.2332.7335.0317.7293.2266.4271.3242.9248.13,416.4 EgyptAlexandria217.0226.2279.0318.0337.9357.0372.0368.9333.0306.9246.0207.73,579.5 EgyptCairo229.4234.9279.0306.0331.7363.0372.0356.5318.0294.5246.0210.83,541.8 EgyptMarsa Alam279.0283.0310.0330.0372.0390.0403.0372.0330.0310.0300.0279.03,958.0 LibyaTripoli206.0214.0237.0250.0315.0312.0376.0352.0271.0244.0212.0198.03,187.0 LibyaBenghazi179.8192.0232.5252.0319.3327.0381.3365.8288.0251.1213.0167.43,169.2 KenyaMombasa269.7257.1269.7225.0204.6207.0210.8244.9246.0272.8264.0260.42,932.0 KenyaNairobi288.3266.0267.0204.0189.1159.0130.2127.1180.0226.3198.0257.32,492.3 KenyaGarissa251.1235.2263.5273.0282.1255.0254.2257.3270.0279.0252.0241.83,114.2 KenyaLodwar319.0280.0282.0279.0307.0297.0279.0310.0321.0316.0282.0310.03,582.0 AngolaLuanda219.0208.0213.0199.0233.0223.0175.0150.0145.0164.0199.0212.02,341.0 South SudanJuba288.3237.8220.1195.0241.8225.0182.9213.9225.0235.6237.0251.12,753.5 South SudanWau300.7269.7260.4228.0254.2237.0176.7192.2210.0229.4267.0303.82,929.1 TanzaniaDar-es-Salaam251.0241.0217.0156.0192.0231.0251.0242.0243.0254.0270.0287.02,815.0 TanzaniaZanzibar251.0243.0213.0180.0210.0220.0235.0253.0254.0270.0250.0259.02,838.0 TanzaniaTabora216.0218.0219.0227.0283.0303.0310.0297.0312.0301.0240.0217.03,143.0 TanzaniaDodoma241.8217.5241.8240.0279.0294.0341.0297.6300.0310.0303.0269.73,335.4 EthiopiaMekelle294.2276.7279.9277.2303.2230.1165.5166.5248.7291.1292.8303.53,129.4 EthiopiaAddis Abeba269.7246.5248.0213.0217.0156.0111.6133.3138.0266.6267.0266.62,440.3 CongoBrazzaville168.0152.0194.0185.0188.0153.0127.0149.0145.0150.0157.0147.01,915.0 Republic of the CongoPointe-Noire157.0156.0164.0160.0150.0132.0119.0106.070.093.0123.0144.01,574.0 Republic of the CongoDolisie153.0164.0159.0152.0151.0136.0119.0105.091.0116.0128.0133.01,607.0 Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa124.0140.0155.0150.0155.0120.0124.0155.0120.0155.0150.0124.01,672.0 Democratic Republic of the CongoLubumbashi129.0120.0174.0234.0291.0295.0315.0318.0294.0282.0194.0132.02,778.0 MauritaniaNouadhibou271.0248.0300.0295.0315.0303.0275.0281.0261.0260.0257.0264.03,332.0 MauritaniaNouakchott267.0250.0302.0311.0320.0284.0271.0265.0266.0263.0268.0267.03,333.0 South AfricaPretoria261.0235.0254.0246.6283.0271.0289.0296.0284.0275.0254.0272.03,220.0 South AfricaCape Town337.9297.4292.9233.5205.3175.4193.1212.1224.7277.7309.8334.23,094.0 South AfricaJohannesburg250.1224.8238.8236.9276.0266.9283.9284.1280.8269.5248.7263.93,124.4 South AfricaBloemfontein296.3247.9258.6250.2266.0249.9272.6285.9278.0290.9296.5319.53,312.3 South AfricaUpington352.9298.7297.5283.5290.5270.3289.8307.3300.2328.9345.2367.03,731.8 South AfricaDurban184.0178.8201.6206.4223.6224.9230.4217.0173.3169.4166.1189.92,365.4 BotswanaMaun245.0207.0257.0282.0310.0300.0313.0332.0315.0291.0264.0214.03,330.0 BotswanaGaborone280.6261.5264.4260.5284.2260.0292.4313.6308.4295.4265.5285.23,371.0 BotswanaGhanzi295.0280.0313.0282.0316.0306.0316.0319.0305.0279.0300.0267.03,579.0 ZambiaNdola151.9142.8192.2243.0279.0276.0297.6297.6279.0269.7207.0158.12,793.9 ZambiaLusaka176.7168.0220.1246.0275.9270.0294.5303.8291.0272.8234.0182.92,935.7 ZambiaLivingstone213.9196.0251.1273.0303.8288.0310.0319.3297.0279.0228.0207.73,166.8 ZimbabweHarare217.0190.4232.5249.0269.7264.0279.0300.7294.0285.2231.0198.43,010.9 ZimbabweBulawayo244.9212.8251.1252.0279.0267.0288.3300.7288.0272.8237.0226.33,119.9 MalawiKaronga176.7170.8207.7222.0254.2264.0285.2306.9306.0319.3273.0213.92,999.7 MalawiBlantyre198.4182.0217.0237.0260.4237.0232.3260.4270.0275.9228.0198.42,797.0 MalawiMzuzu145.7142.1164.3171.0217.0219.0238.5275.9288.0300.7252.0176.72,590.9 MadagascarFianarantsoa191.1171.0175.4184.8186.0165.9163.5191.1220.5230.4208.0190.12,277.8 MadagascarToamasina224.7198.2191.0196.9192.1162.5162.8184.6209.7232.7236.0219.22,410.4 MadagascarAntananarivo210.5178.0199.1220.5228.8206.1213.9235.0249.5251.0232.7201.12,626.2 MadagascarAntsiranana189.2170.0214.9256.4284.8256.5273.1283.6293.3306.8281.5228.93,039.0 MadagascarMahajanga209.0184.9244.8269.9294.9282.9291.5303.1307.0319.7288.2227.33,223.2 MadagascarToliara305.0285.0296.0302.0306.0277.0291.0298.0307.0324.0313.0306.03,610.0 MozambiqueMaputo248.0226.0248.0240.0248.0240.0248.0248.0248.0217.0210.0217.02,838.0 Central African RepublicBangui217.0196.0186.0180.0186.0180.0124.0124.0150.0155.0180.0217.02,095.0 Central African RepublicBirao289.6275.0270.6248.1255.7216.9190.7186.5210.0267.2290.3297.42,998.0 UgandaKampala238.0193.0189.0195.0187.0189.0139.0168.0157.0172.0178.0205.02,210.0 UgandaEntebbe233.0204.0205.0180.0192.0186.0198.0195.0195.0201.0198.0211.02,398.0 BurundiBujumbura167.4158.2176.7165.0210.8255.0272.8251.1213.0189.1150.0164.32,373.4 GuineaConakry223.0224.0251.0222.0208.0153.0109.087.0135.0189.0207.0214.02,222.0 GuineaKankan262.0236.0249.0220.0234.0216.0169.0159.0191.0221.0241.0260.02,658.0 Guinea-BissauBissau248.0226.0279.0270.0248.0210.0186.0155.0180.0217.0240.0248.02,707.0 Equatorial GuineaBata201.5192.1173.6177.0189.1147.0142.6142.6114.0114.7141.0186.01,921.2 Equatorial GuineaMalabo148.8152.5108.5120.0117.869.046.558.948.068.299.0139.51,176.7

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