What city has the most sunny days per year?
YUMA
Sunniest cities in America
Rank | City | Annual sunny days |
---|---|---|
1 | YUMA | 242 |
2 | PHOENIX | 211 |
3 | LAS VEGAS | 210 |
4 | BISHOP | 201 |
Which states have the sunniest days?
The sunniest U.S. states are:
- Arizona – 5,755 kJ/m^2.
- New Mexico – 5,642 kJ/m^2.
- Nevada – 5,296kJ/m^2.
- Texas – 5,137 kJ/m^3.
- California – 5,050 kJ/m^2.
- Colorado – 4,960 kJ/m^2.
- Oklahoma – 4,912 kJ/m^2.
- Kansas – 4,890 kJ/m^2.
Where are the most sunny days in the United States?
Phoenix comes in a distant second with 211 days per year when clouds cover less than a third of the sky. Clear days most commonly occur during July in central California, where Fresno, Sacramento and Stockton all average 27 mainly cloud-free days for the month. Places in the US with the least cloudy skies.
What’s the average amount of Sun in a year?
There’s information by state on the annual averages for percent, hours and days of sun. The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Total Hours is the average number of sunny hours a place normally has in a year.
What’s the record for most sunny days in a row?
% sunshine is the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sun reaches the earth’s surface. St. Petersburg, Florida gained the world record for the most sunny days in a row when the sun beamed down for 768 consecutive days from February 9, 1967 to March 17, 1969.
Which is the least sunny month of the year?
The least brightest month there is December, when the sun still shines during 82% of daylight hours. That’s a lot more than most places get in any month of the year. During the summer months, Redding, Fresno and Sacramento take over as the sunniest spots in the country.