This report details updates to the national datasets for sunshine hours, with data up to 2025. Data were sourced from Earth Sciences New Zealand’s national climate database.
The report provides a description of annual sunshine datasets, methodologies used to generate the datasets, including calculations and interpolations, and measurement instruments used for contemporary observations.
The report supports the use and interpretation of the collected data for national environmental reporting.
This report details updates to the national datasets for sunshine hours, with data up to 2025. Data were sourced from Earth Sciences New Zealand’s national climate database.
The report provides a description of annual sunshine datasets, methodologies used to generate the datasets, including calculations and interpolations, and measurement instruments used for contemporary observations.
The report supports the use and interpretation of the collected data for national environmental reporting.