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San Diego isn’t always sunny as some people think. We have what is called June Gloom and it gets cloudy and over cast. Not to mention we have fog that rolls in from the ocean that can get really heavy but burns off later in the day. Our sunniest days are actually in the winter.
Dallas although I don't think of it as that sunny of a city. It gets its fair share of cloudy days. I live in Miami now and it's sunnier than I prefer -- only cloudy when it rains and then the sky is clear again.
Except for maybe Charlotte the other cities on this list are pretty much out of the question.
I always laugh when people are comparing sunshine hours in Texas with much colder climates in the northern latitudes. I think in Texas you don't particularly want it to be sunny. It's almost always more comfortable with some cloud cover, at least outside of winter. It's really apples to oranges with a Seattle (or even most of California for that matter) where you need direct sun for it to feel warm outside.
I pick Los Angeles because it's so massive an area. San Diego is just a tiny ant compared to LA. The orange county part of LA is smaller area with more thi gs to do, great beaches, than San Diego. LA county has variety overall but you could live in quite areas like valleys or south bay or gateway cities.
These are the sunniest major cities in American, based on annual sunshine duration. Where would you most want to live?
Phoenix
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
Denver
Oklahoma City
San Francisco
San Diego
Salt Lake City
Boise
Tampa
Dallas
Charlotte
If we're going solely based on weather, and no other considerations, I would pick San Diego, followed closely by San Francisco. I prefer cooler weather to hotter weather, though I don't like it to be excessively cool. Summer in SD or SF is close to paradise for me. Most of the rest of the cities on this list are just too darn hot in the summer. Conversely, in the winter, several of them are too cold.
If we are considering the totality of factors, I would pick Salt Lake City first, followed by Oklahoma City. Then Denver, Dallas, and Charlotte are more or less tied. If it weren't for the summertime humidity, Tampa would be way higher on my list.
Interesting tidbit is Nashville actually gets more rain than Seattle. Average of 49 inches vs 38 inches in Seattle.
It's not surprising as Seattle has more of long periods of drizzle/light rain while the Southeastern cities have huge downpours with a lot at once.
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