The Albanian capital of Tirana ranks in the top ten sunniest countries in Europe with a total of 2,544 hours of sunshine. The list includes capitals and cities with a metropolitan population of over one million people. According to the list compiled by Sleepopolis, the sunniest place in Europe is Malta's capital, Valletta, with 2,957 hours of sunshine. Southern Europe and Southern France engage in sunny climates and attract many visitors or even new residents from Northern Europe.

While we all see the same sky, depending on where we stay we have differences in how many sunny days we see or live.
For the most extreme regions of the planet, the sun does not follow the same pattern of seasons as it does in temperate regions.
A new map comes from Sleepopolis and lists the cities with the most sunshine on each continent that receive the fewest and most annual sunshine hours.
The Sunniest City on Earth is Yuma, Arizona in the US As the driest city in the US, Yuma receives less than 200 millimeters (8 inches) of rainfall and endures approximately 100 days of 40 ° C (104 ° F). ) weather every year. Yuma lies between the Gila and Colorado Rivers, in a lush region that produces nearly 90% of US-grown leafy vegetables

The Albanian capital of Tirana ranks in the top ten sunniest countries in Europe with a total of 2,544 hours of sunshine. According to the list compiled by Sleepopolis, the sunniest place in Europe is Malta's capital, Valletta, with 2,957 hours of sunshine. Then comes the city of Marseilles in France and Athens in Greece.
Arizona boasts three of the 10 most sunny cities in the world, including Phoenix in fifth place, which is the 5th most populous city in the US and is known as the "Valley of the Sun".
Perhaps surprisingly, Egypt also has three cities on the top list, with Marsa Alam, Dakhla Oasis and Kharga claiming the 2nd, 3rd and 9th sunniest spots, respectively. The Dakhla Oasis, or "inner oasis", receives virtually zero rainfall each year.


Although perceived as a sunny place, Colombia borders the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean, exposing it to higher diversity in weather patterns and rainfall. Colombia alone is home to three of the top 10 cities with the lowest annual sunlight hours.
Ranked second to last in the number of hours of sunshine, Torshavn lies between the Scottish coast and Iceland and receives approximately 37 days of sunshine each year; average temperatures on this island barely reach above 5 ° C (41 ° F).
Our sun does not shine at the same level of brightness all the time. NASA has observed that the sun passes through "solar cycles" that last for nearly 11 years - flashing and dimming at a relatively regular interval and affecting how intensely we receive the sun's rays at any given time.

Where more sunlight is missing
People usually need sun exposure to maintain healthy sleeping habits, as our brains have been difficult to follow in their natural wakefulness and sleep rhythms. However, some cities do not get sun at all for several months at a time in what is known as the "Polar Night".

- Tromsø, Norway: winter darkness tastes more than it can endure, as it can last for more than a month
- Svalbard, Norway: indirect sunlight is also missing.

- Dickson, Russia: there is no sunlight at all in December.

Source: Monitor