Sunshine Atlas

Sunshine destinations in North America

1048 places, each with month-by-month sunshine data.

Yuma is the sunniest place in North America — about 3,904 hours of sunshine a year, at its best in March.

The sunniest places in North America

All 1,030 North America destinations with sunshine data, ranked by annual hours.

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  • 1001
    Port Lions

    United Statesseaside town

    1,336 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1002
    Kodiak

    United Statesseaside town

    1,335 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1003
    Larsen Bay

    United Statesseaside town

    1,335 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1004
    Old Harbor

    United Statesseaside town

    1,333 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1005
    Masset

    Canadaseaside town

    1,285 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1006
    Tatitlek

    United Statesseaside town

    1,285 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1007
    Chenega

    United Statesseaside town

    1,278 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1008
    False Pass

    United Statesseaside town

    1,277 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1009
    Terrace

    Canadasmall town

    1,257 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1010
    Pilot Point

    United Statesseaside town

    1,242 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1011
    Gustavus

    United Statesseaside town

    1,229 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1012
    Juneau

    United Statessmall town

    1,229 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1013
    Hoonah

    United Statesseaside town

    1,227 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1014
    Sand Point

    United Statesseaside town

    1,227 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1015
    Wrangell

    United Statesseaside town

    1,205 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1016
    Klawock

    United Statesseaside town

    1,181 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1017
    Nelson Lagoon

    United Statesseaside town

    1,176 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1018
    Port Heiden

    United Statesseaside town

    1,147 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1019
    Chignik

    United Statesseaside town

    1,144 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1020
    Chignik Lake

    United Statesseaside town

    1,143 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1021
    Ketchikan

    United Statesseaside town

    1,127 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1022
    Sitka

    United Statesseaside town

    1,083 h sun/yrbest in July

  • 1023
    Nikolski

    United Statesseaside town

    1,066 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1024
    Unalaska

    United Statesseaside town

    1,055 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1025
    Atka

    United Statesseaside town

    1,046 h sun/yrbest in August

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  • 1026
    St Paul

    United Statesseaside town

    1,043 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1027
    Cold Bay

    United Statesseaside town

    1,010 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1028
    King Cove

    United Statesseaside town

    1,010 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1029
    Adak

    United Statesseaside town

    1,006 h sun/yrbest in August

  • 1030
    Akutan

    United Statesseaside town

    985 h sun/yrbest in August

Sunshine hours come from climate normals interpolated to each destination — treat near-identical values as ties. How the data works →

Every destination, by country

Sorted by annual sunshine within each country.

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St. Kitts & Nevis

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Turks & Caicos Islands

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United States