★ Best places to live
Sunniest cities to live in
Cities with the most sunshine, ranked by clear days per year.
This ranking covers 87 cities from our index, sorted by Sunny days/yr. Dubai comes out on top at 340, ahead of Bishkek and Valencia. Open any city for its full cost-of-living, tax and quality-of-life breakdown — or compare two side by side.
- 1DubaiUnited Arab Emirates340
- 2BishkekKyrgyzstan322
- 3ValenciaSpain300
- 4NiceFrance300
- 5MarseilleFrance300
- 6PhoenixUnited States299
- 7Las VegasUnited States294
- 8Los AngelesUnited States284
- 9NaplesItaly280
- 10San DiegoUnited States266
- 11LisbonPortugal260
- 12GuadalajaraMexico260
- 13San FranciscoUnited States256
- 14MadridSpain250
- 15BarcelonaSpain250
- 16AthensGreece250
- 17PuneIndia250
- 18MiamiUnited States248
- 19DenverUnited States245
- 20Mexico CityMexico240
- 21BaliIndonesia240
- 22Chiang MaiThailand240
- 23BangaloreIndia240
- 24FlorenceItaly240
- 25ChennaiIndia240
- 26SydneyAustralia236
- 27New YorkUnited States234
- 28DallasUnited States234
- 29AustinUnited States228
- 30San AntonioUnited States220
- 31PortoPortugal220
- 32Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam220
- 33CharlotteUnited States218
- 34AtlantaUnited States217
- 35TbilisiGeorgia210
- 36NashvilleUnited States208
- 37PhiladelphiaUnited States207
- 38HoustonUnited States204
- 39WashingtonUnited States203
- 40BostonUnited States200
- 41RomeItaly200
- 42BangkokThailand200
- 43MumbaiIndia200
- 44MedellínColombia200
- 45BudapestHungary200
- 46Kuala LumpurMalaysia200
- 47SeoulSouth Korea200
- 48LyonFrance200
- 49OsakaJapan200
- 50TurinItaly200
- 51NagoyaJapan200
- 52BordeauxFrance200
- 53MinneapolisUnited States198
- 54IstanbulTurkey190
- 55ViennaAustria190
- 56FukuokaJapan190
- 57ChicagoUnited States189
- 58DetroitUnited States180
- 59MelbourneAustralia180
- 60Buenos AiresArgentina180
- 61TallinnEstonia180
- 62ColumbusUnited States178
- 63PragueCzech Republic170
- 64SapporoJapan170
- 65SingaporeSingapore160
- 66MontrealCanada160
- 67SeattleUnited States152
- 68São PauloBrazil150
- 69PortlandUnited States144
- 70MilanItaly130
- 71VancouverCanada130
- 72TokyoJapan130
- 73FrankfurtGermany110
- 74RotterdamNetherlands110
- 75StuttgartGermany110
- 76LondonUnited Kingdom106
- 77CologneGermany105
- 78MunichGermany100
- 79TorontoCanada100
- 80ManchesterUnited Kingdom100
- 81HamburgGermany100
- 82WarsawPoland90
- 83DublinIreland70
- 84ZurichSwitzerland65
- 85ParisFrance62
- 86BerlinGermany60
- 87AmsterdamNetherlands60
? Frequently asked questions
Which cities top this ranking?
Dubai leads at 340, followed by Bishkek and Valencia. The full ranking of 87 cities is listed above.
How is this ranking calculated?
We sort all 87 cities in our index by Sunny days/yr. Figures are calibrated estimates, refreshed as we expand coverage — a practical guide, not official statistics.
Can I compare these cities in detail?
Yes. Open any city for its cost of living, rent, taxes, visas and quality of life, or use CostTrek’s side-by-side comparison to weigh two cities against each other.