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Sunshine Hours for Australian Cities

Sunshine In Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney

Nearly all of Australia enjoys high sunshine hours.

Of the major cities, Perth is the sunniest (3,200 hours annually) and Melbourne is the least sunny (2,200 hours annually).

One of the major differences between Australia’s cities is their distribution of sunshine.

The east coast cities of Brisbane and Sydney have bluer skies in winter than in summer.
(Lower daily sunshine hours in winter than in summer are a result of the shorter days in winter, not the fact that the sky is cloudier.)

East coast cities have sunnier winters than southern cities.

Average Sunshine Hours per Day
Brisbane vs Adelaide

The East Coast cities of Sydney and Brisbane enjoy the sunniest winter weather.

Average Sunshine Hours per Day
Sydney vs Melbourne

Perth is Australia’s sunniest major city. Its summier is much sunnier than Sydney’s, although Sydney has the sunnier winter.

Average Sunshine Hours per Day
Sydney vs Perth

Average Daily Sunshine Hours Australian Cities Compared

MonthBrisSydCanbMelbAdelPerth
Jan.88981011
Feb.7788910
Mar.778689
Apr.777567
May.766456
Jun.765345
Jul.775445
Aug.886455
Sep.888567
Oct.888679
Nov.8897810
Dec.8897911




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