Regional Ranking
Sunniest Cities in Middle East
The top 50 cities in Middle East ranked by annual clear days. These destinations offer the most consistent sunshine in the region.
#1 Aden
Sunniest in Middle East
274
Highest clear days/year
Aden
214
Average in top 50
50
Major cities ranked
Middle East Rankings
Major cities sorted by annual clear days
1
Aden
#1 in regionYemen
12.8h summer days
274days
2
Taiz
#2 in regionYemen
12.8h summer days
272days
3
Ibb
#3 in regionYemen
12.9h summer days
272days
4
Al Ḩudaydah
Yemen
81° peak sun
270days
5
Mukalla
Yemen
81° peak sun
270days
6
Sanaa
Yemen
82° peak sun
269days
7
Najrān
Saudi Arabia
84° peak sun
265days
8
Khamis Mushait
Saudi Arabia
85° peak sun
263days
9
Abha
Saudi Arabia
85° peak sun
263days
10
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
88° peak sun
257days
11
Makkah
Saudi Arabia
1.6M people
257days
12
Ta’if
Saudi Arabia
0.7M people
257days
13
Muscat
Oman
0.8M people
252days
14
Seeb
Oman
0.5M people
252days
15
Bawshar
Oman
0.4M people
252days
16
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
1.8M people
251days
17
Madinah
Saudi Arabia
1.3M people
251days
18
Sulţānah
Saudi Arabia
0.9M people
251days
19
Al Ain City
United Arab Emirates
0.8M people
251days
20
Al Kharj
Saudi Arabia
0.4M people
251days
21
Musaffah
United Arab Emirates
0.2M people
251days
22
Yanbu
Saudi Arabia
0.2M people
251days
23
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
4.2M people
250days
24
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
3.8M people
180days
25
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
1.8M people
180days
26
Ajman
United Arab Emirates
6 sunny days/mo
180days
27
Dayrah
United Arab Emirates
6 sunny days/mo
180days
28
Doha
Qatar
6 sunny days/mo
180days
29
Al Hufūf
Saudi Arabia
6 sunny days/mo
180days
30
Al Mubarraz
Saudi Arabia
6 sunny days/mo
180days
31
Ar Rayyān
Qatar
6 sunny days/mo
180days
32
Jebel Ali
United Arab Emirates
6 sunny days/mo
180days
33
Ras Al Khaimah
United Arab Emirates
6 sunny days/mo
179days
34
Dammam
Saudi Arabia
6 sunny days/mo
178days
35
Buraydah
Saudi Arabia
6 sunny days/mo
178days
36
Thuqbah
Saudi Arabia
6 sunny days/mo
178days
37
Bandar Abbas
Iran
6 sunny days/mo
176days
38
Al Jubayl
Saudi Arabia
6 sunny days/mo
176days
39
Ha'il
Saudi Arabia
6 sunny days/mo
175days
40
Tabuk
Saudi Arabia
6 sunny days/mo
174days
41
Hafar Al-Batin
Saudi Arabia
6 sunny days/mo
174days
42
Al Aḩmadī
Kuwait
6 sunny days/mo
172days
43
Zahedan
Iran
6 sunny days/mo
172days
44
Sirjan
Iran
6 sunny days/mo
172days
45
Shiraz
Iran
6 sunny days/mo
171days
46
Kerman
Iran
6 sunny days/mo
170days
47
Abadan
Iran
6 sunny days/mo
170days
48
Khorramshahr
Iran
6 sunny days/mo
170days
49
Al Başrah al Qadīmah
Iraq
6 sunny days/mo
169days
50
Basrah
Iraq
6 sunny days/mo
169days
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