What places have LOTS of sunshine, with the coolest weather? (better, mountains)

[Citykid3785]

Montana and WY have to be up there, as well as a good portion of the rockies

[Prickly Pear]

Originally Posted by annie_himself

I would imagine a town in Montana rather than somewhere in the southwest.

The higher up you are in latitude the less sun you get in the winter, and in reverse as well for the Southern Hemisphere.

[ejisme]

Bozeman, MT is listed as the sunniest city in Montana, with ~300 days of sunshine, but it does get pretty warm in the summer some years, i.e. over 100F for a few days. The mountains are close to the north and south, so getting out of the valley heat is fairly easy to do.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sunn...client=gws-wiz

[Thealpinist]

Intermountain west

[Super Bootheel Bros.]

Black Hills and Southeast Wyoming with an honorable mention to Alaska

[Thealpinist]

Originally Posted by Super Bootheel Bros.

Black Hills and Southeast Wyoming with an honorable mention to Alaska

Sunshine hours in Alaska are pretty low.

[Super Bootheel Bros.]

Originally Posted by Thealpinist

Sunshine hours in Alaska are pretty low.

The sun never sets during the summer.

[arr430]

Alaska gets enough sunshine that they can grow hundred-pound cucumbers.

How about Sun Valley, Idaho?

[Super Bootheel Bros.]

Originally Posted by arr430

Alaska gets enough sunshine that they can grow hundred-pound cucumbers.

How about Sun Valley, Idaho?

205 sunny days vs 226 days in Rapid City, SD and 236 days in Cheyenne, WY

[fluffydelusions]

Originally Posted by Super Bootheel Bros.

The sun never sets during the summer.

And in winter it's the opposite. And SE Alaska is very cloudy year round