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Map of Clear Days per Year in the United States

Average number of clear days per year, sunrise to sunset. Higher is sunnier.

Data updated 2020 - Source: NOAA Comparative Climatic Data

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Category

environment

Native level

County

Unit

days

Vintage

1991-2020

States ranked by clear days per year

52 states with data (1991-2020). Top 10 highest and bottom 10 lowest.

Top 10 states by clear days per year
RankStateValue
1Arizona312
2Nevada301
3New Mexico276
4California266
5Colorado254
6Florida248
7Utah247
8Arkansas238
9Wyoming234
10Oklahoma233
Bottom 10 states by clear days per year
RankStateValue
52Alaska158
51Washington168
50Ohio172
49West Virginia176
48Vermont177
47Michigan178
46Oregon181
45Pennsylvania184
44New York185
43Maine186

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hearthmap renders clear days per year as a choropleth map of the United States. Zoom in to see county values shaded against the rest of the country, and click any region to see its exact value with margin of error.

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Source: NOAA Comparative Climatic Data · 1991-2020

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