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Annual sunshine hours (station median) Ranking Map for 82 countries and territories Limited coverage: Median station value for countries and territories submitting 24+ year sunshine normals to WMO. 82 countries and territories included; reference period: 1991–2020.
In the available data, United Arab Emirates has the highest recorded value at 3,522 hours/year (rank #1); Japan ranks #65 at 1,853 hours/year. Coverage: 82 countries and territories. Reference years: United Arab Emirates 1991–2020; Japan 1991–2020. This is the median annual sunshine among reporting stations, not a countrywide average; station coverage and reference period matter.
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Compare annual sunshine hours (station median) within the covered dataset. Median station value for countries and territories submitting 24+ year sunshine normals to WMO.
Japan 1,853 hours/year
Japan, world rank 65 for Annual sunshine hours (station median), 1,853 hours/year
Fiji: 2,214 hours/year Tanzania: Not included in this limited dataset Western Sahara: Not included in this limited dataset Canada: Not included in this limited dataset United States: Not included in this limited dataset Kazakhstan: 2,278 hours/year Uzbekistan: 2,801 hours/year Papua New Guinea: Not included in this limited dataset Indonesia: 1,675 hours/year Argentina: 2,544 hours/year Chile: 2,394 hours/year Democratic Republic of the Congo: Not included in this limited dataset Somalia: Not included in this limited dataset Kenya: Not included in this limited dataset Sudan: 3,221 hours/year Chad: Not included in this limited dataset Haiti: Not included in this limited dataset Dominican Republic: Not included in this limited dataset Russia: 1,918 hours/year Bahamas: 2,748 hours/year Falkland Islands: Not included in this limited dataset Norway: Not included in this limited dataset Greenland: Not included in this limited dataset Fr. S. Antarctic Lands: No data Timor-Leste: Not included in this limited dataset South Africa: 3,126 hours/year Lesotho: Not included in this limited dataset Mexico: 2,661 hours/year Uruguay: 2,472 hours/year Brazil: 2,381 hours/year Bolivia: Not included in this limited dataset Peru: Not included in this limited dataset Colombia: Not included in this limited dataset Panama: Not included in this limited dataset Costa Rica: Not included in this limited dataset Nicaragua: Not included in this limited dataset Honduras: Not included in this limited dataset El Salvador: Not included in this limited dataset Guatemala: Not included in this limited dataset Belize: 2,628 hours/year Venezuela: Not included in this limited dataset Guyana: 2,443 hours/year Suriname: Not included in this limited dataset France: 1,917 hours/year Ecuador: Not included in this limited dataset Puerto Rico: Not included in this limited dataset Jamaica: 2,942 hours/year Cuba: Not included in this limited dataset Zimbabwe: Not included in this limited dataset Botswana: Not included in this limited dataset Namibia: Not included in this limited dataset Senegal: Not included in this limited dataset Mali: Not included in this limited dataset Mauritania: Not included in this limited dataset Benin: 2,395 hours/year Niger: 3,137 hours/year Nigeria: Not included in this limited dataset Cameroon: Not included in this limited dataset Togo: Not included in this limited dataset Ghana: 2,262 hours/year Côte d’Ivoire: Not included in this limited dataset Guinea: Not included in this limited dataset Guinea-Bissau: Not included in this limited dataset Liberia: Not included in this limited dataset Sierra Leone: Not included in this limited dataset Burkina Faso: 2,933 hours/year Central African Republic: Not included in this limited dataset Republic of the Congo: Not included in this limited dataset Gabon: Not included in this limited dataset Equatorial Guinea: Not included in this limited dataset Zambia: Not included in this limited dataset Malawi: Not included in this limited dataset Mozambique: Not included in this limited dataset Eswatini: Not included in this limited dataset Angola: Not included in this limited dataset Burundi: Not included in this limited dataset Israel: Not included in this limited dataset Lebanon: Not included in this limited dataset Madagascar: Not included in this limited dataset Palestine: Not included in this limited dataset Gambia: Not included in this limited dataset Tunisia: Not included in this limited dataset Algeria: 3,039 hours/year Jordan: Not included in this limited dataset United Arab Emirates: 3,522 hours/year Qatar: Not included in this limited dataset Kuwait: Not included in this limited dataset Iraq: Not included in this limited dataset Oman: Not included in this limited dataset Vanuatu: Not included in this limited dataset Cambodia: Not included in this limited dataset Thailand: 2,382 hours/year Laos: 2,286 hours/year Myanmar: Not included in this limited dataset Vietnam: Not included in this limited dataset North Korea: Not included in this limited dataset South Korea: 2,214 hours/year Mongolia: 2,817 hours/year India: Not included in this limited dataset Bangladesh: 2,371 hours/year Bhutan: Not included in this limited dataset Nepal: Not included in this limited dataset Pakistan: 2,898 hours/year Afghanistan: Not included in this limited dataset Tajikistan: Not included in this limited dataset Kyrgyzstan: Not included in this limited dataset Turkmenistan: 2,909 hours/year Iran: 3,078 hours/year Syria: Not included in this limited dataset Armenia: 2,348 hours/year Sweden: 1,849 hours/year Belarus: 1,853 hours/year Ukraine: 2,128 hours/year Poland: Not included in this limited dataset Austria: 2,042 hours/year Hungary: Not included in this limited dataset Moldova: 2,224 hours/year Romania: 2,127 hours/year Lithuania: Not included in this limited dataset Latvia: 1,834 hours/year Estonia: 1,760 hours/year Germany: 1,717 hours/year Bulgaria: 2,268 hours/year Greece: Not included in this limited dataset Türkiye: 2,485 hours/year Albania: Not included in this limited dataset Croatia: 2,362 hours/year Switzerland: 1,699 hours/year Luxembourg: 1,607 hours/year Belgium: 1,610 hours/year Netherlands: 1,732 hours/year Portugal: Not included in this limited dataset Spain: 2,793 hours/year Ireland: 1,339 hours/year New Caledonia: Not included in this limited dataset Solomon Islands: Not included in this limited dataset New Zealand: 2,132 hours/year Australia: 2,699 hours/year Sri Lanka: Not included in this limited dataset China: 2,439 hours/year Taiwan: Not included in this limited dataset Italy: 2,607 hours/year Denmark: Not included in this limited dataset United Kingdom: 1,606 hours/year Iceland: 1,210 hours/year Azerbaijan: Not included in this limited dataset Georgia: Not included in this limited dataset Philippines: Not included in this limited dataset Malaysia: Not included in this limited dataset Brunei: 2,422 hours/year Slovenia: 1,922 hours/year Finland: 1,709 hours/year Slovakia: 1,937 hours/year Czechia: 1,723 hours/year Eritrea: Not included in this limited dataset Japan: 1,853 hours/year Paraguay: Not included in this limited dataset Yemen: Not included in this limited dataset Saudi Arabia: Not included in this limited dataset Antarctica: No data N. Cyprus: No data Cyprus: 3,331 hours/year Morocco: Not included in this limited dataset Egypt: Not included in this limited dataset Libya: 3,233 hours/year Ethiopia: Not included in this limited dataset Djibouti: Not included in this limited dataset Somaliland: No data Uganda: Not included in this limited dataset Rwanda: Not included in this limited dataset Bosnia and Herzegovina: 1,945 hours/year North Macedonia: Not included in this limited dataset Serbia: 2,183 hours/year Montenegro: Not included in this limited dataset Kosovo: No data Trinidad and Tobago: 2,765 hours/year South Sudan: Not included in this limited dataset Japan United Arab Emirates 1 Cyprus 3 Libya 4 Belgium 78 Luxembourg 79 United Kingdom 80 Ireland 81 Iceland 82 Sudan South Africa Jamaica Move map ⛶ Expand map+ − Reset
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× JPN Bottom 30% / 1991-2020
Japan Japan
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View Japan's profile and all rankings→ Annual sunshine hours (station median)Rankings 65/82 1,853 hours/year
Area 377,969 km² World # 63
Population 123,366,734 people World # 12 Did you know? Japan ranks #65 for annual sunshine hours (station median). Switch themes to see how the same country changes across the map.
1 United Arab Emirates 3,522 hours/year 2 Bahrain 3,390 hours/year 3 Cyprus 3,331 hours/year 4 Libya 3,233 hours/year 5 St. Lucia 3,225 hours/year
82 Iceland 1,210 hours/year 81 Ireland 1,339 hours/year 80 United Kingdom 1,606 hours/year 79 Luxembourg 1,607 hours/year 78 Belgium 1,610 hours/year 1991–2020 / 82 countries and territories / Total Number of Hours of Sunshine, median of reporting stations with at least 24 years (hours/year) / ten-level ranking colors / gray means no data / Data sources and terms
02 / ABOUT THIS DATA
How to read the Annual sunshine hours (station median) ranking map Median station value for countries and territories submitting 24+ year sunshine normals to WMO. This page orders 82 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.
Top 3 #1 United Arab Emirates (3,522 hours/year), #2 Bahrain (3,390 hours/year), #3 Cyprus (3,331 hours/year)
Japan’s position World #65 (1,853 hours/year)
Data period 1991–2020 All displayed observations use the reference period above. Check the source and definition before interpreting small differences.
03 / FULL RANKING
View the full ranking. Browse every covered country from the top to the bottom of the ranking. Select one to focus it on the map and open its card.
Annual sunshine hours (station median) Full ranking82 countries #1 United Arab Emirates 3,522 hours/year Profile #9 South Africa 3,126 hours/year Profile #11 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,054 hours/year Profile #15 Burkina Faso 2,933 hours/year Profile #16 Turkmenistan 2,909 hours/year Profile #18 St. Kitts and Nevis 2,866 hours/year Profile #20 Uzbekistan 2,801 hours/year Profile #23 Trinidad and Tobago 2,765 hours/year Profile #25 Mauritius 2,723 hours/year Profile #27 Australia 2,699 hours/year Profile #31 Argentina 2,544 hours/year Profile #32 Seychelles 2,538 hours/year Profile #42 Bangladesh 2,371 hours/year Profile #46 Kazakhstan 2,278 hours/year Profile #50 South Korea 2,214 hours/year Profile #52 French Polynesia 2,207 hours/year Profile #55 New Zealand 2,132 hours/year Profile #58 Singapore 2,074 hours/year Profile #60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,945 hours/year Profile #69 Hong Kong 1,829 hours/year Profile #72 Netherlands 1,732 hours/year Profile #76 Switzerland 1,699 hours/year Profile #77 Indonesia 1,675 hours/year Profile #79 Luxembourg 1,607 hours/year Profile #80 United Kingdom 1,606 hours/year Profile