Sunshine Hours
Annual sunshine hours. Higher values mean more direct sunlight and clearer light availability; heat stress is evaluated separately.
Raw-value source: harmonised annual sunshine hours from maintained Nomadino climate normals, calibrated with source families such as the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal and Copernicus/ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis. The score rises monotonically with annual sunshine hours; heat stress is evaluated in separate climate indicators.
| #↑ | Country↕ | Raw Value↕ | Score↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Sahara3,600 hrs/year |
3,600 hrs/year | 100 |
| 1 |  Kuwait3,600 hrs/year |
3,600 hrs/year | 100 |
| 1 |  Qatar3,600 hrs/year |
3,600 hrs/year | 100 |
| 1 |  Libya3,600 hrs/year |
3,600 hrs/year | 100 |
| 1 |  Egypt3,600 hrs/year |
3,600 hrs/year | 100 |
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates3,600 hrs/year |
3,600 hrs/year | 100 |
| 1 |  Saudi Arabia3,600 hrs/year |
3,600 hrs/year | 100 |
| 1 |  Oman3,600 hrs/year |
3,600 hrs/year | 100 |
| 1 |  Djibouti3,600 hrs/year |
3,600 hrs/year | 100 |
| 10 |  Namibia3,500 hrs/year |
3,500 hrs/year | 96 |
| 10 |  Sudan3,500 hrs/year |
3,500 hrs/year | 96 |
| 10 |  Bahrain3,500 hrs/year |
3,500 hrs/year | 96 |
| 10 |  Somalia3,500 hrs/year |
3,500 hrs/year | 96 |
| 10 |  Iraq3,500 hrs/year |
3,500 hrs/year | 96 |
| 15 |  Yemen3,400 hrs/year |
3,400 hrs/year | 93 |
| 15 |  Niger3,400 hrs/year |
3,400 hrs/year | 93 |
| 15 |  Mauritania3,400 hrs/year |
3,400 hrs/year | 93 |
| 15 |  Chad3,400 hrs/year |
3,400 hrs/year | 93 |
| 19 |  Eritrea3,300 hrs/year |
3,300 hrs/year | 89 |
| 19 |  Cyprus3,300 hrs/year |
3,300 hrs/year | 89 |
| 21 |  Mali3,200 hrs/year |
3,200 hrs/year | 85 |
| 21 |  Botswana3,200 hrs/year |
3,200 hrs/year | 85 |
| 21 |  Aruba3,200 hrs/year |
3,200 hrs/year | 85 |
| 21 |  Algeria3,200 hrs/year |
3,200 hrs/year | 85 |
| 25 |  Curacao3,100 hrs/year |
3,100 hrs/year | 82 |
| 25 |  Turks and Caicos Islands3,100 hrs/year |
3,100 hrs/year | 82 |
| 25 |  Jordan3,100 hrs/year |
3,100 hrs/year | 82 |
| 25 |  Israel3,100 hrs/year |
3,100 hrs/year | 82 |
| 25 |  Palestine3,100 hrs/year |
3,100 hrs/year | 82 |
| 30 |  Burkina Faso3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Malta3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Lesotho3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  South Sudan3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Bahamas3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Tunisia3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Cape Verde3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Barbados3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Turkmenistan3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Morocco3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Anguilla3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Lebanon3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Jamaica3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 30 |  Pakistan3,000 hrs/year |
3,000 hrs/year | 78 |
| 44 |  Australia2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Syria2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Senegal2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Zimbabwe2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Marshall Islands2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Gibraltar2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Uzbekistan2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Belize2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Cuba2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  U.S. Virgin Islands2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  British Virgin Islands2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Sint Maarten2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Saint-Martin2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Afghanistan2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Dominican Republic2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Iran2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  New Caledonia2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  Greece2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 44 |  El Salvador2,900 hrs/year |
2,900 hrs/year | 74 |
| 63 |  Gambia2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Maldives2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Angola2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Benin2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Bermuda2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Swaziland2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  South Africa2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Zambia2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Monaco2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Zanzibar2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Spain2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  India2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Cayman Islands2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Mozambique2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Honduras2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Trinidad and Tobago2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Malawi2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Portugal2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Mongolia2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Antigua and Barbuda2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Puerto Rico2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Grenada2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Mayotte2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Montserrat2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Turkey2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Nicaragua2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 63 |  Haiti2,800 hrs/year |
2,800 hrs/year | 71 |
| 91 |  Madagascar2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Seychelles2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Guinea-Bissau2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Brazil2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Cambodia2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Mauritius2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Thailand2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Tanzania2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Ethiopia2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Argentina2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Réunion2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Tahiti2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Comoros2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Cook Islands2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Niue2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Saint Lucia2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Armenia2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Peru2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Tajikistan2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Martinique2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 91 |  Guadeloupe2,700 hrs/year |
2,700 hrs/year | 67 |
| 113 |  Nigeria2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Togo2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Paraguay2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Kenya2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Panama2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Mexico2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Samoa2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  American Samoa2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Azerbaijan2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Croatia2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Wallis and Futuna2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Guam2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Northern Mariana Islands2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Tonga2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Dominica2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 113 |  Guatemala2,600 hrs/year |
2,600 hrs/year | 63 |
| 129 |  United States2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Uruguay2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Singapore2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Guinea2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Cameroon2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Nauru2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Kazakhstan2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Kiribati2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Venezuela2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Palau2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Bolivia2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Myanmar2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Micronesia2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Colombia2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Fiji2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Albania2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Italy2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Kyrgyzstan2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Timor-Leste2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 129 |  Vanuatu2,500 hrs/year |
2,500 hrs/year | 60 |
| 149 |  Ghana2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Ivory Coast2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  French Guiana2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Sierra Leone2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Central African Republic2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Laos2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Brunei2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Sri Lanka2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Tuvalu2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Rwanda2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Vietnam2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Costa Rica2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Chile2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Philippines2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Solomon Islands2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 149 |  Nepal2,400 hrs/year |
2,400 hrs/year | 56 |
| 165 |  Suriname2,300 hrs/year |
2,300 hrs/year | 52 |
| 165 |  Guyana2,300 hrs/year |
2,300 hrs/year | 52 |
| 165 |  Bangladesh2,300 hrs/year |
2,300 hrs/year | 52 |
| 165 |  Uganda2,300 hrs/year |
2,300 hrs/year | 52 |
| 165 |  Malaysia2,300 hrs/year |
2,300 hrs/year | 52 |
| 165 |  Burundi2,300 hrs/year |
2,300 hrs/year | 52 |
| 165 |  Bulgaria2,300 hrs/year |
2,300 hrs/year | 52 |
| 165 |  Papua New Guinea2,300 hrs/year |
2,300 hrs/year | 52 |
| 165 |  Indonesia2,300 hrs/year |
2,300 hrs/year | 52 |
| 174 |  Kosovo2,200 hrs/year |
2,200 hrs/year | 49 |
| 174 |  Liberia2,200 hrs/year |
2,200 hrs/year | 49 |
| 174 |  China2,200 hrs/year |
2,200 hrs/year | 49 |
| 174 |  North Macedonia2,200 hrs/year |
2,200 hrs/year | 49 |
| 174 |  Montenegro2,200 hrs/year |
2,200 hrs/year | 49 |
| 179 |  France2,100 hrs/year |
2,100 hrs/year | 45 |
| 179 |  Romania2,100 hrs/year |
2,100 hrs/year | 45 |
| 179 |  Ecuador2,100 hrs/year |
2,100 hrs/year | 45 |
| 182 |  New Zealand2,050 hrs/year |
2,050 hrs/year | 43 |
| 183 |  Korea Republic2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 183 |  Korea DPR2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 183 |  San Marino2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 183 |  Hungary2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 183 |  Moldova2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 183 |  Slovenia2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 183 |  Serbia2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 183 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 183 |  Georgia2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 183 |  Japan2,000 hrs/year |
2,000 hrs/year | 41 |
| 193 |  Canada1,900 hrs/year |
1,900 hrs/year | 38 |
| 193 |  Congo1,900 hrs/year |
1,900 hrs/year | 38 |
| 193 |  Hong Kong1,900 hrs/year |
1,900 hrs/year | 38 |
| 193 |  Macau1,900 hrs/year |
1,900 hrs/year | 38 |
| 193 |  Russia1,900 hrs/year |
1,900 hrs/year | 38 |
| 193 |  Ukraine1,900 hrs/year |
1,900 hrs/year | 38 |
| 193 |  Andorra1,900 hrs/year |
1,900 hrs/year | 38 |
| 193 |  Austria1,900 hrs/year |
1,900 hrs/year | 38 |
| 193 |  Chinese Taipei1,900 hrs/year |
1,900 hrs/year | 38 |
| 202 |  Estonia1,850 hrs/year |
1,850 hrs/year | 36 |
| 202 |  Slovakia1,850 hrs/year |
1,850 hrs/year | 36 |
| 204 |  Finland1,800 hrs/year |
1,800 hrs/year | 34 |
| 204 |  Latvia1,800 hrs/year |
1,800 hrs/year | 34 |
| 204 |  Sweden1,800 hrs/year |
1,800 hrs/year | 34 |
| 204 |  Gabon1,800 hrs/year |
1,800 hrs/year | 34 |
| 204 |  Liechtenstein1,800 hrs/year |
1,800 hrs/year | 34 |
| 204 |  Switzerland1,800 hrs/year |
1,800 hrs/year | 34 |
| 204 |  Bhutan1,800 hrs/year |
1,800 hrs/year | 34 |
| 204 |  Denmark1,790 hrs/year |
1,790 hrs/year | 34 |
| 212 |  Lithuania1,750 hrs/year |
1,750 hrs/year | 32 |
| 212 |  Belarus1,750 hrs/year |
1,750 hrs/year | 32 |
| 212 |  Czech Republic1,750 hrs/year |
1,750 hrs/year | 32 |
| 215 |  Norway1,700 hrs/year |
1,700 hrs/year | 30 |
| 215 |  Poland1,700 hrs/year |
1,700 hrs/year | 30 |
| 215 |  Equatorial Guinea1,700 hrs/year |
1,700 hrs/year | 30 |
| 215 |  Congo DR1,700 hrs/year |
1,700 hrs/year | 30 |
| 215 |  São Tomé and Príncipe1,700 hrs/year |
1,700 hrs/year | 30 |
| 215 |  Belgium1,680 hrs/year |
1,680 hrs/year | 30 |
| 215 |  Luxembourg1,680 hrs/year |
1,680 hrs/year | 30 |
| 215 |  Netherlands1,680 hrs/year |
1,680 hrs/year | 30 |
| 223 |  Germany1,650 hrs/year |
1,650 hrs/year | 29 |
| 224 |  England1,480 hrs/year |
1,480 hrs/year | 22 |
| 225 |  Ireland1,450 hrs/year |
1,450 hrs/year | 21 |
| 226 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon1,400 hrs/year |
1,400 hrs/year | 19 |
| 227 |  Wales1,300 hrs/year |
1,300 hrs/year | 16 |
| 227 |  Iceland1,300 hrs/year |
1,300 hrs/year | 16 |
| 229 |  Northern Ireland1,200 hrs/year |
1,200 hrs/year | 12 |
| 229 |  Scotland1,200 hrs/year |
1,200 hrs/year | 12 |
| 231 |  Faroe Islands900 hrs/year |
900 hrs/year | 1 |