Swiss SunSunshine in Herisau
Herisau (AR) gets about 1670 hours of sunshine a year, 41% of the possible maximum, or 4.6 hours a day on average. That makes it sunnier than 52% of the places we cover in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and number 12 of 20 places in Appenzell Ausserrhoden. Mountains around it block about 30 hours a year, already taken into account.
Explore Herisau on the sunshine map1670 hsunshine a year
7.1 ha day in July
2.0 ha day in December
#12 / 20in Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Sunshine month by month
Average hours of sunshine per day, 1991–2020. The line shows the most the sun could shine here, with the mountains around it.
Direct sun at the centre on a clear day, with the mountains around it: on 21 December from 09:05 to 16:09, and on 21 June from 05:52 to 20:57.
| Month | per day | per month |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2.4 h | 75 h |
| February | 3.3 h | 91 h |
| March | 4.5 h | 140 h |
| April | 5.5 h | 166 h |
| May | 5.8 h | 179 h |
| June | 6.6 h | 198 h |
| July | 7.1 h | 222 h |
| August | 6.7 h | 208 h |
| September | 5.2 h | 155 h |
| October | 3.5 h | 109 h |
| November | 2.2 h | 66 h |
| December | 2.0 h | 61 h |
Climate in Herisau
8.6 °Cmean temperature
21.9 °CJuly daily high
−2.5 °CJanuary nightly low
1446 mmrain and snow a year
1207 kWh/m²solar radiation a year
774 mabove sea level
Similar sunshine in Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Waldstatt 1680 h
- Wolfhalden 1680 h
- Speicher 1660 h
- Heiden 1660 h
Nearby
- Waldstatt 1680 h
- Hundwil 1700 h
- Gossau (SG) 1670 h
- Schwellbrunn 1730 h
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