What does relative sunshine duration mean?

The share of actual sunshine hours against the maximum possible. It makes places with short winter days fairly comparable with very sunny locations.

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National ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The sunniest municipalities in Switzerland (2025)

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Veysonnaz (VS) is the sunniest municipality in Switzerland: 62.5% of possible sunshine duration (2025). Next come Grimisuat (62.5%) and Vex (62.5%). Source: MeteoSwiss.

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MeteoSchweiz · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Sunshine	Canton	Residents
1	Veysonnaz	62.5%	VS	621
2	Grimisuat	62.5%	VS	3'906
3	Vex	62.5%	VS	1'929
4	Ardon	62.5%	VS	3'709
5	Conthey	62.5%	VS	9'073
6	Leytron	62.5%	VS	3'357
7	Chamoson	62.5%	VS	4'291
8	Nendaz	62.5%	VS	7'196
9	Vétroz	62.5%	VS	6'604
10	Sion	62.5%	VS	36'624
11	Mont-Noble	62.5%	VS	1'174
12	Savièse	62.5%	VS	8'182
13	Hérémence	62.5%	VS	1'491
14	Zermatt	62.4%	VS	6'023
15	Randa	62.4%	VS	461
16	Täsch	62.4%	VS	1'366
17	Brig-Glis	62%	VS	13'976
18	Raron	62%	VS	2'002
19	Agarn	62%	VS	729
20	Guttet-Feschel	62%	VS	440
21	Lalden	62%	VS	733
22	Gampel-Bratsch	62%	VS	2'167
23	Niedergesteln	62%	VS	750
24	Zeneggen	62%	VS	324
25	Ergisch	62%	VS	184
26	Bürchen	62%	VS	766
27	Eischoll	62%	VS	453
28	Visp	62%	VS	8'483
29	Eggerberg	62%	VS	329
30	Baltschieder	62%	VS	1'367
31	Visperterminen	62%	VS	1'324
32	Naters	62%	VS	10'605
33	Steg-Hohtenn	62%	VS	1'691
34	Turtmann-Unterems	62%	VS	1'191
35	Unterbäch	62%	VS	483
36	Ausserberg	62%	VS	637
37	Origlio	60.4%	TI	1'529
38	Vernate	60.4%	TI	631
39	Bissone	60.4%	TI	955
40	Gravesano	60.4%	TI	1'365
41	Tresa	60.4%	TI	3'129
42	Lugano	60.4%	TI	63'495
43	Caslano	60.4%	TI	4'363
44	Pura	60.4%	TI	1'358
45	Collina d'Oro	60.4%	TI	4'893
46	Aranno	60.4%	TI	350
47	Morcote	60.4%	TI	707
48	Cadempino	60.4%	TI	1'580
49	Savosa	60.4%	TI	2'245
50	Cademario	60.4%	TI	793
51	Ponte Capriasca	60.4%	TI	1'926
52	Alto Malcantone	60.4%	TI	1'386
53	Magliaso	60.4%	TI	1'621
54	Arogno	60.4%	TI	955
55	Grancia	60.4%	TI	455
56	Neggio	60.4%	TI	317
57	Paradiso	60.4%	TI	4'832
58	Porza	60.4%	TI	1'679
59	Manno	60.4%	TI	1'340
60	Agno	60.4%	TI	4'536
61	Lamone	60.4%	TI	1'766
62	Bioggio	60.4%	TI	2'791
63	Massagno	60.4%	TI	6'676
64	Melide	60.4%	TI	1'783
65	Sorengo	60.4%	TI	2'139
66	Canobbio	60.4%	TI	2'396
67	Cureglia	60.4%	TI	1'489
68	Bedano	60.4%	TI	1'496
69	Vezia	60.4%	TI	2'045
70	Comano	60.4%	TI	2'183
71	Muzzano	60.4%	TI	800
72	Vico Morcote	60.4%	TI	407
73	Cugnasco-Gerra	60%	TI	2'862
74	Bellinzona	60%	TI	44'743
75	Sant'Antonino	60%	TI	2'646
76	Isone	60%	TI	394
77	Lavertezzo	60%	TI	1'238
78	Tesserete	60%	TI	6'760
79	Mezzovico-Vira	60%	TI	1'368
80	Monteceneri	60%	TI	4'683
81	Torricella-Taverne	60%	TI	3'089
82	Cadenazzo	60%	TI	3'111
83	Brissago	59.9%	TI	1'619
84	Ascona	59.9%	TI	5'381
85	Gambarogno	59.9%	TI	5'086
86	Centovalli	59.9%	TI	1'098
87	Ronco sopra Ascona	59.9%	TI	524
88	Losone	59.9%	TI	6'766
89	Riviera	59.8%	TI	4'262
90	Lostallo	59.5%	GR	850
91	Roveredo	59.5%	GR	2'625
92	Lumino	59.5%	TI	1'614
93	Buseno	59.5%	GR	91
94	Santa Maria in Calanca	59.5%	GR	119
95	San Vittore	59.5%	GR	912
96	Grono	59.5%	GR	1'556
97	Arbedo-Castione	59.5%	TI	5'108
98	Castaneda	59.5%	GR	262
99	Cama	59.5%	GR	691
100	Calanca	59.5%	GR	211

How we measure this

MeteoSchweiz

Relative sunshine duration (actual as a share of astronomically possible sunshine) from the nearest MeteoSwiss station, at most 25 km away, averaged up to 2025. The relative figure is topography-fair because it accounts for shorter winter days.

Frequently asked questions

What does relative sunshine duration mean?: The share of actual sunshine hours against the maximum possible. It makes places with short winter days fairly comparable with very sunny locations.