Where It's Sunny Year-Round

Destinations that stay warm and sunny every month, ranked by how consistently they clear a beach-holiday profile across all 12 months of climate data.

Where It's Sunny Year-Round

1. Gambia (Gambia) — 28.6°C, 10h sun/day, 1.5 rainy days/week. Score: 96/100.
2. Tenerife (Spain) — 20.5°C, 11.3h sun/day, 0.3 rainy days/week. Score: 94/100.
3. Cape Verde (Cape Verde) — 23.8°C, 10.6h sun/day, 0.2 rainy days/week. Score: 94/100.
4. Cancún (Mexico) — 26.3°C, 10.8h sun/day, 3.5 rainy days/week. Score: 91/100.
5. Maldives (Maldives) — 27.8°C, 10.4h sun/day, 3.7 rainy days/week. Score: 89/100.
6. Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka) — 26.1°C, 9.7h sun/day, 3.8 rainy days/week. Score: 89/100.
7. Marrakech (Morocco) — 20.7°C, 10.6h sun/day, 0.6 rainy days/week. Score: 88/100.
8. Curaçao (Curaçao) — 27.7°C, 11.3h sun/day, 3.1 rainy days/week. Score: 87/100.
9. Algarve (Portugal) — 18.5°C, 10.7h sun/day, 1.1 rainy days/week. Score: 86/100.
10. Zanzibar (Tanzania) — 26.4°C, 10.7h sun/day, 4.2 rainy days/week. Score: 86/100.
11. Phuket (Thailand) — 27.1°C, 9.6h sun/day, 4.5 rainy days/week. Score: 85/100.
12. Antalya (Turkey) — 19.2°C, 10.5h sun/day, 1.4 rainy days/week. Score: 84/100.

Frequently asked questions

Where is it sunny all year round?

Gambia is our most consistent year-round sun destination across all twelve months (consistency score 96/100). Also excellent: Tenerife, Cape Verde.

How is year-round sun measured?

This averages each destination's beach-profile score across all twelve months of twenty-year climate data — rewarding places reliably warm and sunny every month.

Which European destinations are warm in winter too?

The Canary Islands (Tenerife, Gran Canaria) and Madeira are the closest year-round-mild options to Europe; see also our winter sun ranking.