Best Weather Cities in America

Cities with the best weather in the United States ranked by sunny days per year. Find the sunniest places to live in the United States.

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Top 45 — Best Weather Cities in America

Source: NOAA

#	City	Population	Sunny Days/Yr
1	Henderson, NV	324,523	323 days
2	Los Angeles, CA	3,857,897	317 days
3	Anaheim, CA	344,553	315 days
4	Santa Ana, CA	311,639	314 days
5	Phoenix, AZ	1,624,832	313 days
6	Mesa, AZ	507,478	312 days
7	San Diego, CA	1,385,061	310 days
8	Fresno, CA	543,615	305 days
9	El Paso, TX	678,147	303 days
10	Bakersfield, CA	408,366	303 days
11	San Francisco, CA	836,321	289 days
12	San Jose, CA	990,054	289 days
13	Oakland, CA	438,072	288 days
14	Sacramento, CA	524,802	287 days
15	Aurora, CO	390,201	255 days
16	Denver, CO	713,734	237 days
17	Oklahoma City, OK	688,693	236 days
18	Fort Worth, TX	941,311	235 days
19	Arlington, TX	394,769	231 days
20	Colorado Springs, CO	483,099	229 days
21	Wichita, KS	396,488	229 days
22	Dallas, TX	1,299,553	226 days
23	Tulsa, OK	412,322	222 days
24	Austin, TX	967,862	216 days
25	Kansas City, MO	508,233	211 days
26	San Antonio, TX	1,458,954	210 days
27	Washington, DC	672,079	202 days
28	Philadelphia, PA	1,582,432	202 days
29	Baltimore, MD	577,193	202 days
30	Virginia Beach, VA	457,066	200 days
31	Boston, MA	663,972	200 days
32	New York, NY	8,516,202	199 days
33	Atlanta, GA	499,287	193 days
34	Tampa, FL	393,389	192 days
35	Minneapolis, MN	426,845	192 days
36	Milwaukee, WI	569,756	188 days
37	Chicago, IL	2,707,648	185 days
38	New Orleans, LA	376,035	183 days
39	Houston, TX	2,300,419	182 days
40	Detroit, MI	636,644	182 days
41	Columbus, OH	906,480	180 days
42	Jacksonville, FL	961,739	180 days
43	Portland, OR	642,715	180 days
44	Seattle, WA	741,440	166 days
45	Cleveland, OH	367,523	158 days

Henderson, NV ranks #1 among the best weather cities in america with populations over 25,000, with a value of 323 days. Rounding out the top cities are Los Angeles, CA, Anaheim, CA, Santa Ana, CA. This ranking includes only cities with populations above 25,000. Data sourced from NOAA.

Best Weather Cities in America

Top 45 — Best Weather Cities in America

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