Western Australia earns the title of sunniest state on the continent due to its size and location. Perth has the most peak sunlight hours at 3,200 hours annually.
1. Perth, In Western Australia. Our #1 pick for the Australian city with the best weather is none other than Perth. Situated in the state of Western Australia (WA), Perth enjoys a dry-summer temperate Mediterranean climate and is popularly referred to as Australia's sunniest capital city.
Queensland (QLD) is known to Australians as the 'Sunshine State'. The subtropical stretch of land on the northeast of Australia is home to the World Heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef, the ancient Daintree Rainforest and the beautiful Whitsunday Islands. Queensland is the sun-loving, beach-going traveller's paradise.
Arizona – 5,755 kJ/m²
With an annual sunlight average of 5,755 kJ/m², it tops the sunniest states in the US.
Perth has an average of 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, which equates to around 3,200 hours of annual sunshine, and 138.7 clear days annually, making it the sunniest capital city in Australia.
Australia's westernmost capital city is a bastion of warmth during winter and a sub-tropical paradise during summer. In fact, Perth enjoys 147 sunny days, and 121 partly sunny days annually, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
Perth, Western Australia
In fact, it's officially the sunniest capital city in the world, with an average of eight hours of sun per day, year-round. It's wonderfully close to Fremantle and Rottnest Island too, so you can take home a suitcase full of brightly-lit quokka selfies.
Based on these criteria, California has the best weather in all 50 states. Coastal cities in south and central California, such as San Diego, Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Santa Barbara, experience only 20 inches of rain per year and temperatures typically between the low 60s and 85 degrees.
Yuma, Arizona
Officially the sunniest city in the world, Yuma, AZ, receives over 4,000 sunlight hours per year, along with extremely low humidity. During the summer months, it averages more than 13 hours of sunlight per day, mainly due to its location in the Sonoran Desert.
Victoria has many notable gardens and was once known as 'The Garden State', a slogan which was printed on car number plates. This slogan or nick name related to the greenery in Victoria and the heavy rainfalls which once made it a desirable area for planting.
Where should we run to? With the world heating up it makes sense to head south for cooler climates — which is why many are looking to the island state of Tasmania for sustainable buying.
Tasmania is Australia's coldest state overall because it is closer to the polar zone compared to the other Australian states and territories, and experiences more frequent bursts of cold Antarctic air. The coldest nights occur when the conditions are clear and calm, especially if there is snow cover.
South Australia is usually the driest state in Australia, with 2022 being no exception, having an average of 310.8mm average. South Australian city Adelaide only experiences around 50 days of rainfall per year, while areas more central like Oodnadatta and Coober Petty only experience about 15 days of rainfall per year.
Oodnadatta, South Australia
The record for the highest official temperature ever recorded in Australia belongs to the remote outback town of Oodnadatta in South Australia.
Sunshine In Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney
Of the major cities, Perth is the sunniest (3,200 hours annually) and Melbourne is the least sunny (2,200 hours annually). One of the major differences between Australia's cities is their distribution of sunshine.
1. Yuma (USA) According to the World Meteorological Organization, Yuma (Arizona) is the sunniest place on earth. It has a total of 11 hours of sunlight in winter and up to 13 in summer.
The Canary Islands climate is considered the best climate in the world, thanks to the year-round pleasant, mild temperatures. This is added to the facts that it rarely rains in the archipelago and that it is the region with the most hours of sunlight per day in Europe.
Read any Byron Bay bucket list and you'll no doubt find a sunrise walk to the Cape Byron Lighthouse, and for good reason. Located on the most easterly point of mainland Australia, this early morning attraction isn't just the finish line to an epic coastal walk, it's the first place the sun rises in the whole country.
“In Melbourne, it's common to see nights between six and seven degrees in the city but out in Coldstream, it's zero degrees. “In the Australian context the further you get away from the ocean, the colder your nights will get in winter and the hotter your days will get in summer.”
Adelaide enjoys the lowest humidity of any Australian city. In autumn, the weather is pleasant with average temperatures between 12.7 - 22.7°C (55 - 73°F) and very little rainfall.