What is the Sunshine Atlas MCP server?

A free remote Model Context Protocol endpoint (https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp) that lets AI assistants query monthly 0–100 Sunshine Scores, day/night temperatures, rainfall and sea temperature for 3,833 destinations worldwide — the same open dataset published at sunshineatlas.com/data/ (CC BY 4.0).

How do I connect Claude or ChatGPT to Sunshine Atlas?

In Claude: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp. In ChatGPT (Plus/Pro): Settings → Apps & Connectors → Developer mode → add the same URL with no authentication. It is a read-only, no-key server.

Connect AI assistants to Sunshine Atlas

A free, read-only Model Context Protocol server over the full Sunshine Atlas dataset — live sunshine rankings, monthly climate for 3,833 flyable destinations, and side-by-side comparisons, straight from your AI assistant. No account, no API key.

Endpoint: https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp — remote server, Streamable HTTP, no auth. Same data as the open dataset (CC BY 4.0), regenerated with every site update.

What it can answer

find_sunny_destinations — "where is it sunny in November?", worldwide or filtered by continent/country, minimum daytime warmth, swimmable sea (≥21 °C) or population. Returns the ranked list with Sunshine Scores, temperatures, rain and sea temperature.
get_destination_climate — "when is the best time to visit Faro?": the full 12-month climate card, sunniest month and annual sunshine hours for any destination (city name or IATA code).
compare_destinations — "Algarve or Crete in October?": 2–5 places side by side, with a one-line verdict.

Connect it

Claude (free & paid, web/desktop/mobile): Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the endpoint URL.

Claude Code:

claude mcp add --transport http sunshine-atlas https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp

Cursor / VS Code / other MCP clients — add to your mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sunshine-atlas": { "url": "https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp" }
  }
}

ChatGPT (Plus/Pro, read-only connectors): Settings → Apps & Connectors → enable Developer mode → Create → paste the endpoint URL, no authentication.

Good citizenship

The server is rate-limited per IP and returns attribution with every answer: the data is CC BY 4.0 — credit Sunshine Atlas and link the destination URLs it returns. Scores are long-term climate normals (methodology), not forecasts. Bulk use? Just download the dataset instead.