This statistic shows major cities in the United States that have the highest average percentage of sunshine per day. Los Angeles in California has sunshine for an average of 73 percent of the day. Phoenix has an average of 85 percent sunshine per day.
Major U.S. cities with the highest average sunshine hours up to 2004
Percentage of sunshine is the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sun reaches the earth's surface.
The major cities included in the weather rankings represent the metropolitan areas in the United States with over one million people in 2010.
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (December 31, 2004). Major U.S. cities with the highest average sunshine hours up to 2004 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/226738/sunniest-major-cities-in-the-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Major U.S. cities with the highest average sunshine hours up to 2004." Chart. December 31, 2004. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226738/sunniest-major-cities-in-the-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2004). Major U.S. cities with the highest average sunshine hours up to 2004. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/226738/sunniest-major-cities-in-the-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Major U.S. Cities with The Highest Average Sunshine Hours up to 2004." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2004, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226738/sunniest-major-cities-in-the-united-states/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Major U.S. cities with the highest average sunshine hours up to 2004 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/226738/sunniest-major-cities-in-the-united-states/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Major U.S. cities with the highest average sunshine hours up to 2004 [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, December 31, 2004. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/226738/sunniest-major-cities-in-the-united-states/
