Looking for a hot, sunny holiday destination to escape? You might be surprised by the best locations to soak up the sun! Sunshine duration measures the complete amount of sunshine hours per year, providing an overall idea of how a town is on average sunny or cloudy.
Yuma, Arizona is Earth's most sunny location, enjoying 4,015.3 hours of sunlight every year! The position of Yuma at the confluence of the rivers Gila and Colorado produces fertile, lush soil, so that plants can be cultivated throughout the year. Yuma and its surroundings generate 90 percent of the lettuce of the United States. On average, the world's least sunniest location is Totoró, Colombia with just 637 hours.
Colombia's mountain nature creates vibrant weather and two seasons–wet and dry. Tórshavn, Faroe Islands is a near second with only 840 hours of annual sunshine–receiving just 6 hours of sunlight throughout December!
infographic by: sleepopolis.com
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