These are Europe’s sunniest, snowiest and rainiest cities

Based on data from World Weather Online, the sunniest cities in Europe are primarily located in Spain and Italy. In Spain, Alicante tops the list with the highest number of sunny hours per month, followed by Murcia, Malaga, Valencia, Las Palmas, Granada, and Palermo. In Italy, Catania and Messina in Sicily make the list. Other sunniest cities include Nice in France. These regions offer mild climates and are year-round travel destinations.

On the other hand, if you prefer snowy landscapes, some of the snowiest cities in Europe include Tallinn in Estonia, Vilnius in Lithuania, Erfurt in Germany, Turku and Helsinki in Finland, Kyiv in Ukraine, Kaunas in Lithuania, Grenoble in France, Riga in Latvia, and Innsbruck in Austria. These cities experience a high number of snowy days from December to March.

For those who enjoy rainy weather, Bergen in Norway is the rainiest city in Europe, with the highest average number of rainy days per month and daily amount of rainfall. The UK has a significant number of rainy cities, including Sunderland, Glasgow, Belfast, Swansea, Stockport, Manchester, Liverpool, Plymouth, Wigan, Derby, Edinburgh, and Wakefield. Italy and Spain also have some of the rainiest cities, such as Milan, Vigo, and A Coruna.