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    Sonnenscheindauer in Stunden pro Jahr. Vereinigte Staaten gegen Europa


    Sonnenscheindauer in Stunden pro Jahr. Vereinigte Staaten gegen Europa

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    3. HoochyShawtz on

      I don’t know why but this befuddling me. Is this a shape of the Earth + axis tilt thing? Is this with overcast?

    4. YouInternational2152 on

      FYI, Yuma Arizona leads the world in hours of sunshine per year at just over 4000 hours.(Phoenix, El Paso, El Centro, and Las Vegas are also in the top 10 world wide).

    5. Grotarin on

      New York is at the latitude of Madrid, and Vancouver ± Paris . Makes sense.

    6. Lumpy_Ad7002 on

      FYI: Toronto has about the same latitude as Monaco, and is much further south than Paris

    8. EasternFly2210 on

      Weird how the south coast of England has more sunshine hours than northern France

    9. MovieNightPopcorn on

      Had an American acquaintance who got a job in the UK for a couple years. They were losing their minds by the time they moved back to North America, for this reason.

    13. Akolyytti on

      So. Clearly moving to US as a vampire is a stupid idea. No but, things like Frasier, Twilight and other media gives this idea of constant rain in the north-western US, when in reality it seems to be a drop in the metaphorical bucket compared to northern Europe.

    15. More_Particular684 on

      Zagreb and Karlobag are quite close each other, yet there is a noticeable difference in sunshine duration in the two cities. That’s really interesting.

    17. frenchsmell on

      This can’t be accurate. I have it on good authority that it is in fact always sunny in Philadelphia.

    19. SomeItalianBoy on

      I’m curious of outliers, like 1200-1600 in Switzerland. I bet it’s cause of Alps? But the 1800-2000 in Sweden?

    20. fartalldaylong on

      Live in Durango, CO and grew up in New Mexico…I absolutely love the sun…all seasons. I spent a couple of weeks in Switzerland on a business trip recently and became pretty down without the warm glow of open high desert wilderness. The four corners from Durango, to Albuquerque, to Flagstaff, to Moab is just the greatest.

    22. MedicinianMaple on

      While it is very true that Europe generally gets less sun hours than the US, the US uses a different, more sensitive instrument to measure sunlight which skews the results. Take a look at two US/Canada border towns to see.

      Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario: 1919.7 hours: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Ontario#Climate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Ontario#Climate)

      Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan: 2238.6 hours: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Michigan#Climate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sault_Ste._Marie,_Michigan#Climate)

      Therefore, while the map says that a place like NYC or Chicago gets the same amount of sun as Rome, it is not actually the case

    23. AetherAdventurer on

      Why there is the blue portion of mid Germany and North France?

    25. Ynwe on

      I remember when fox news claimed during Germany’s solar boom last decade that Germany gets more sun than most of the US… Absolutely hilarious how a sunless country was leading in solar while a country IDEAL for solar didn’t do anything (or at least the right wing parties where actively suppressing, while in Germany conservatives were fully food the energy transformation..)

    27. LucasCBs on

      Europe is at a much higher latitude than the USA.

      The reason why it’s still so warm (compared to Canada which is a t a similar latitude) is the Gulf Stream, which transports warm water from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe. Without it, Europe would be just as cold as northern Canada

    28. Reemus_Jackson on

      As a Vegas resident, I can attest. It is literally sickening how much sun we get. People not from here always say “ohhh it must be nice! warm and sunny everyday!”. Its not…..

      For example, this year, it has rained 3 times. THREE. In 312 days, 3 times. And those 3 times, it might’ve been 20-25 min of a light rain/drizzle. We are projected to get MAYBE another 2-3 days of rain from now until Dec 31st….every other day will be beaming sun, no clouds, nothing….just sun and wind.

    32. OppositeRock4217 on

      Btw, northwestern Europe has a similar climate as the PNW region of the US but with significantly cloudier summers resulting in low sunshine

    33. Professional_One_689 on

      Now check the average temperature and say thank you gulf stream.

    35. FlyPuzzleheaded9173 on

      I feel bad for anyone living in the dark blue regions, particularly those who identify with having seasonal depression (as i do).

    37. Githil on

      I think the cold and lack of sunshine created a more resourceful people.

    38. ftlapple on

      Ugh, I hate this stupid map, which is not based on equalized source data (in fact, it doesn’t mention sources at all), because there is no such thing given the very different instruments used in the US vs Europe to measure sunlight. And yet it gets posted over and over and over.

      Don’t get me wrong, there is a significant overall difference in sunshine duration between the two continents. There’s absolutely no way, however, that it’s as pronounced as this graphic suggests. And no, Seattle doesn’t get the same amount of sunshine hours annually as Rome.

      Please don’t further disseminate this misinformation.

    39. WhileProfessional286 on

      UK When it’s a regular summer day for America

      ![gif](giphy|ww81SzgqQSIUjFWiuZ|downsized)

    40. LineOfInquiry on

      People forget how north Europe actually is. NYC, a cold northern city, is at the same latitude as Barcelona. The Gulf Stream is an amazing thing.

    41. HoneyGarlicBaby on

      Northern California just seems like a perfect climate for me. Plenty of sunlight yet it rarely gets too hot, nor does it get super cold. I might be wrong because I’ve never been there, but that’s the impression I’m getting. Either way seems like it would be a great fit for those of us who prefer mild weather, but also would like to see the sun.

    42. Engelgrafik on

      It’s true. My folks lived in Lower Saxony, Germany for a few years in the ’90s. Up near the North Sea.

      My Mom said one year they had 60 sunny days total. Ugh…. 1 in 6 days sunny? Yikes.

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