Where the world is sunny, month by month

Sunshine Atlas maps 3,833 destinations with long-term climate data — daytime warmth, rainfall and hours of sun — and distils each month into a single Sunshine Score. Spin the globe above, or start from when you want to travel.

Where is it sunny in…

JanuaryMarsa Alam 100/100 FebruaryHurghada 100/100 MarchHurghada 100/100 AprilHurghada 100/100 MayHurghada 100/100 JuneAlexandria 100/100 JulyAlexandria 100/100 AugustAlexandria 100/100 SeptemberCalama 100/100 OctoberSharm El Sheikh 100/100 NovemberHurghada 100/100 DecemberHurghada 100/100

The sunniest places on Earth

Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 Egypt · 3,958 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Calama 🇨🇱 Chile · 3,926 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States · 3,872 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Las Vegas 🇺🇸 United States · 3,825 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Luxor 🇪🇬 Egypt · 3,811 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Tucson 🇺🇸 United States · 3,806 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Hurghada 🇪🇬 Egypt · 3,767 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Mesa 🇺🇸 United States · 3,767 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Sohag 🇪🇬 Egypt · 3,767 h sun/yr · best in Jan
El Paso 🇺🇸 United States · 3,762 h sun/yr · best in Apr
Khartoum 🇸🇩 Sudan · 3,737 h sun/yr · best in Jan
Sharm El Sheikh 🇪🇬 Egypt · 3,723 h sun/yr · best in Feb

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