25 Sunniest Cities in the U.S.

The 25 sunniest U.S. cities by number of sunny days per year. Only cities with populations above 20,000.

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Top 25 — Sunniest

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

Henderson, NV ranks #1 for sunniest among U.S. cities with populations over 20,000, 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 20,000. Data sourced from NOAA.

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