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Sunniest Cities in America

Top 100 US cities ranked by sunny days per year. Experience more blue skies and outdoor activities.

RankCitySunny DaysAvg TempClimate
🥇New York

New York

56°FTemperate
🥈Los Angeles

California

64°FDry/Arid
🥉Chicago

Illinois

51°FContinental
#4Houston

Texas

69°FSubtropical
#5Phoenix

Arizona

74°FDry/Arid
#6San Antonio

Texas

69°FTemperate
#7San Diego

California

64°FDry/Arid
#8Dallas

Texas

67°FTemperate
#9San Jose

California

61°FDry/Arid
#10Jacksonville

Florida

69°FSubtropical
#11Fort Worth

Texas

66°FTemperate
#12Columbus

Ohio

52°FContinental
#13Charlotte

North Carolina

61°FTemperate
#14Indianapolis

Indiana

52°FContinental
#15San Francisco

California

61°FDry/Arid
#16Seattle

Washington

54°FTemperate
#17Denver

Colorado

53°FContinental
#18Oklahoma City

Oklahoma

61°FTemperate
#19Nashville-Davidson

Tennessee

60°FTemperate
#20Washington

District of Columbia

59°FTemperate
#21El Paso

Texas

65°FDry/Arid
#22Boston

Massachusetts

52°FContinental
#23Las Vegas

Nevada

71°FDry/Arid
#24Portland

Oregon

56°FTemperate
#25Detroit

Michigan

50°FContinental
#26Louisville/Jefferson County

Kentucky

57°FTemperate
#27Memphis

Tennessee

62°FTemperate
#28Baltimore

Maryland

59°FDry/Arid
#29Milwaukee

Wisconsin

48°FContinental
#30Tucson

Arizona

71°FDry/Arid
#31Fresno

California

66°FDry/Arid
#32Sacramento

California

62°FDry/Arid
#33Mesa

Arizona

74°FDry/Arid
#34Kansas City

Missouri

54°FTemperate
#35Atlanta

Georgia

63°FTemperate
#36Omaha

Nebraska

51°FTemperate (Extreme)
#37Colorado Springs

Colorado

51°FContinental
#38Raleigh

North Carolina

61°FTemperate
#39Miami

Florida

76°FSubtropical
#40Virginia Beach

Virginia

61°FDry/Arid
#41Long Beach

California

65°FDry/Arid
#42Oakland

California

57°FDry/Arid
#43Minneapolis

Minnesota

45°FContinental
#44Tulsa

Oklahoma

61°FTemperate
#45Bakersfield

California

67°FDry/Arid
#46Arlington

Texas

66°FTemperate
#47Aurora

Colorado

53°FContinental
#48New Orleans

Louisiana

69°FSubtropical
#49Urban Honolulu

Hawaii

78°FTropical
#50Anaheim

California

67°FDry/Arid
#51Henderson

Nevada

71°FDry/Arid
#52Lexington-Fayette

Kentucky

55°FTemperate
#53Stockton

California

62°FDry/Arid
#54Orlando

Florida

72°FSubtropical
#55Riverside

California

65°FDry/Arid
#56Santa Ana

California

65°FDry/Arid
#57Irvine

California

65°FDry/Arid
#58Cincinnati

Ohio

54°FDry/Arid
#59Newark

New Jersey

56°FTemperate
#60St. Paul

Minnesota

45°FContinental
#61Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania

51°FContinental
#62Greensboro

North Carolina

59°FTemperate
#63Lincoln

Nebraska

51°FTemperate (Extreme)
#64Jersey City

New Jersey

56°FTemperate
#65Durham

North Carolina

61°FTemperate
#66Plano

Texas

67°FTemperate
#67Anchorage

Alaska

37°FCold/Alpine
#68St. Louis

Missouri

56°FTemperate
#69Gilbert

Arizona

76°FDry/Arid
#70Chandler

Arizona

76°FDry/Arid
#71North Las Vegas

Nevada

71°FDry/Arid
#72Madison

Wisconsin

46°FContinental
#73Chula Vista

California

64°FDry/Arid
#74Reno

Nevada

56°FDry/Arid
#75Fort Wayne

Indiana

50°FContinental
#76Toledo

Ohio

50°FContinental
#77Lubbock

Texas

61°FDry/Arid
#78St. Petersburg

Florida

72°FSubtropical
#79Laredo

Texas

Cold/Alpine
#80Irving

Texas

67°FTemperate
#81Glendale

Arizona

76°FDry/Arid
#82Chesapeake

Virginia

61°FTemperate
#83Winston-Salem

North Carolina

59°FTemperate
#84Garland

Texas

67°FTemperate
#85Scottsdale

Arizona

74°FDry/Arid
#86Enterprise

Nevada

71°FDry/Arid
#87Boise City

Idaho

55°FDry/Arid
#88Arlington

Virginia

59°FTemperate
#89Norfolk

Virginia

61°FTemperate
#90Port St. Lucie

Florida

72°FSubtropical
#91Spokane

Washington

53°FDry/Arid
#92Santa Clarita

California

68°FDry/Arid
#93Richmond

Virginia

59°FTemperate
#94Fremont

California

59°FDry/Arid
#95Hialeah

Florida

76°FSubtropical
#96Huntsville

Alabama

61°FTemperate
#97Baton Rouge

Louisiana

Cold/Alpine
#98Tacoma

Washington

54°FTemperate
#99San Bernardino

California

65°FDry/Arid
#100Frisco

Texas

67°FTemperate