Swiss Sun

Sunshine in Rorschach

Rorschach (SG) gets about 1660 hours of sunshine a year, 41% of the possible maximum, or 4.5 hours a day on average. That makes it sunnier than 48% of the places we cover in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and number 34 of 75 places in St. Gallen.

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1660 hsunshine a year
7.4 ha day in July
1.4 ha day in December
#34 / 75in St. Gallen

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.

0h5h10h15hJanuary: 1.8 h a dayFebruary: 2.9 h a dayMarch: 4.6 h a dayApril: 6.0 h a dayMay: 6.4 h a dayJune: 6.8 h a dayJuly: 7.4 h a dayAugust: 6.9 h a daySeptember: 5.3 h a dayOctober: 3.3 h a dayNovember: 1.8 h a dayDecember: 1.4 h a dayJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Direct sun at the centre on a clear day, with the mountains around it: on 21 December from 09:28 to 16:02, and on 21 June from 05:56 to 20:53.

Monthper dayper month
January1.8 h56 h
February2.9 h81 h
March4.6 h142 h
April6.0 h180 h
May6.4 h199 h
June6.8 h203 h
July7.4 h228 h
August6.9 h213 h
September5.3 h159 h
October3.3 h101 h
November1.8 h54 h
December1.4 h43 h

Climate in Rorschach

10.1 °Cmean temperature
24.1 °CJuly daily high
−1.5 °CJanuary nightly low
1291 mmrain and snow a year
1167 kWh/m²solar radiation a year
405 mabove sea level

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