I don’t know why but this befuddling me. Is this a shape of the Earth + axis tilt thing? Is this with overcast?
Commercial_Gold_9699 on
Why are parts of England and Ireland in dark blue
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).
Grotarin on
New York is at the latitude of Madrid, and Vancouver ± Paris . Makes sense.
Lumpy_Ad7002 on
FYI: Toronto has about the same latitude as Monaco, and is much further south than Paris
nicetambourine54 on
They call Arizona the sunshine state for a reason.
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EasternFly2210 on
Weird how the south coast of England has more sunshine hours than northern France
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.
soladois on
No wonder why Americans are extroverted
KostiPalama on
r/mapswithoutcyprus
pPanumas on
At first glance I thought this was some weird map of Africa lol
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.
Reasonable-Delivery8 on
Seems it never rains in Southern California
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.
NikolaijVolkov on
Hey whats that one little spot in northern new hampshire?
Sium4443 on
USA is the proof suicide rates have nothing to do with sunlight exposion, USA has much more exposion than Italy yet Italy has atleast 10 times smaller suicide rate.
Probably shit created by nordics to “Hide” their social (not socialism) system problem because of their superiority complex
frenchsmell on
This can’t be accurate. I have it on good authority that it is in fact always sunny in Philadelphia.
MoreCowsThanPeople on
Why was Alaska not included?
jeezfrk on
San Francisco? Santa Cruz? Really?
TwinseyLohan on
What metrics are taken into consideration for this? Is it purely the hours per year each area has between sunrise and sunset? Does this measure cloudy days also? Like would a completely cloudy day with no sun-break be considered a 0 sunshine hour day?
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?
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.
Sciathstarga on
Interesting. No wonder I’m so pale!
PreviousWar6568 on
This is why Europeans are so much more miserable
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.
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
AetherAdventurer on
Why there is the blue portion of mid Germany and North France?
ChimpoSensei on
No Alaska or Hawaii?
cpwnage on
u/repostsleuthbot
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..)
MadhatmaAnomalous on
I live in that light blue area, it sucks!
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
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.
RuhRoh0 on
So Arizona should be the Sunshine State?
p0pularopinion on
Living in the orange area, and feeling like i almost live in hell, I cannot comprehend how hellish it is going to be in red and deep red areas
aspookyshark on
The things I’d do for a nice overcast day
Lifeisabitchthenudie on
What are those yellow enclaves in northern Europe?
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
Professional_One_689 on
Now check the average temperature and say thank you gulf stream.
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Makes me wanna move to Iceland
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Why is Europe so gloomy?
I don’t know why but this befuddling me. Is this a shape of the Earth + axis tilt thing? Is this with overcast?
Why are parts of England and Ireland in dark blue
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).
New York is at the latitude of Madrid, and Vancouver ± Paris . Makes sense.
FYI: Toronto has about the same latitude as Monaco, and is much further south than Paris
They call Arizona the sunshine state for a reason.
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Weird how the south coast of England has more sunshine hours than northern France
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.
No wonder why Americans are extroverted
r/mapswithoutcyprus
At first glance I thought this was some weird map of Africa lol
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.
Seems it never rains in Southern California
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.
Hey whats that one little spot in northern new hampshire?
USA is the proof suicide rates have nothing to do with sunlight exposion, USA has much more exposion than Italy yet Italy has atleast 10 times smaller suicide rate.
Probably shit created by nordics to “Hide” their social (not socialism) system problem because of their superiority complex
This can’t be accurate. I have it on good authority that it is in fact always sunny in Philadelphia.
Why was Alaska not included?
San Francisco? Santa Cruz? Really?
What metrics are taken into consideration for this? Is it purely the hours per year each area has between sunrise and sunset? Does this measure cloudy days also? Like would a completely cloudy day with no sun-break be considered a 0 sunshine hour day?
I’m curious of outliers, like 1200-1600 in Switzerland. I bet it’s cause of Alps? But the 1800-2000 in Sweden?
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.
Interesting. No wonder I’m so pale!
This is why Europeans are so much more miserable
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
Why there is the blue portion of mid Germany and North France?
No Alaska or Hawaii?
u/repostsleuthbot
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..)
I live in that light blue area, it sucks!
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
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.
So Arizona should be the Sunshine State?
Living in the orange area, and feeling like i almost live in hell, I cannot comprehend how hellish it is going to be in red and deep red areas
The things I’d do for a nice overcast day
What are those yellow enclaves in northern Europe?
Btw, northwestern Europe has a similar climate as the PNW region of the US but with significantly cloudier summers resulting in low sunshine
Now check the average temperature and say thank you gulf stream.
Didn’t know Africa changed its shape