Regional Ranking
Sunniest Cities in Oceania
The top 36 cities in Oceania ranked by annual clear days. These destinations offer the most consistent sunshine in the region.
#1 Port Moresby
Sunniest in Oceania
281
Highest clear days/year
Port Moresby
174
Average in top 36
36
Major cities ranked
Oceania Rankings
Major cities sorted by annual clear days
1
Port Moresby
#1 in regionPapua New Guinea
12.6h summer days
281days
2
Darwin
#2 in regionAustralia
12.8h summer days
275days
3
Cairns
#3 in regionAustralia
13.1h summer days
266days
4
Townsville
Australia
86° peak sun
261days
5
Mackay
Australia
88° peak sun
257days
6
Sunshine Coast
Australia
87° peak sun
177days
7
Brisbane
Australia
86° peak sun
176days
8
Logan City
Australia
86° peak sun
175days
9
Toowoomba
Australia
86° peak sun
175days
10
Gold Coast
Australia
85° peak sun
174days
11
Perth
Australia
2.3M people
167days
12
Newcastle
Australia
0.5M people
165days
13
Central Coast
Australia
0.3M people
164days
14
Sydney
Australia
5.6M people
163days
15
Northern Beaches
Australia
0.3M people
163days
16
Penrith
Australia
0.2M people
163days
17
Wollongong
Australia
0.3M people
162days
18
Sutherland
Australia
0.2M people
162days
19
Campbelltown
Australia
0.2M people
162days
20
Adelaide
Australia
1.5M people
161days
21
Canberra
Australia
0.4M people
160days
22
Auckland
New Zealand
1.5M people
157days
23
Manukau City
New Zealand
0.4M people
157days
24
North Shore
New Zealand
0.3M people
157days
25
Bendigo
Australia
0.1M people
157days
26
Melbourne
Australia
5 sunny days/mo
155days
27
Hamilton
New Zealand
5 sunny days/mo
155days
28
Tauranga
New Zealand
5 sunny days/mo
155days
29
City of Port Phillip
Australia
5 sunny days/mo
155days
30
Ballarat
Australia
5 sunny days/mo
155days
31
Geelong
Australia
5 sunny days/mo
154days
32
Wellington
New Zealand
5 sunny days/mo
148days
33
Lower Hutt
New Zealand
5 sunny days/mo
148days
34
Hobart
Australia
5 sunny days/mo
145days
35
Christchurch
New Zealand
5 sunny days/mo
143days
36
Dunedin
New Zealand
4 sunny days/mo
119days
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