The chart below lists the cities that have, on average, the most clear days per year. The weather station used in our area is in Santa Maria and we're 13th on the list with 176 clear days. We get 110 partly cloudy days a year and 80 cloudy days. A clear day denotes zero to 3/10 average sky cover. Partly cloudy is 4/10 to 7/10 tenths. Cloudy is 8/10 to 10/10 tenths.

City Sunny Days A Year YUMA,AZ 242 PHOENIX,AZ 211 LAS VEGAS,NV 210 BISHOP,CA 201 FRESNO,CA 194 EL PASO,TX 193 TUCSON,AZ 193 BAKERSFIELD,CA 191 SACRAMENTO,CA 188 LOS ANGELES C.O.,CA 186 STOCKTON,CA 184 WINSLOW,AZ 177 SANTA MARIA,CA 176 BLUE CANYON,CA 174 REDDING,CA 172 ROSWELL,NM 168 ALBUQUERQUE,NM 167 MIDLAND-ODESSA,TX 165 MOUNT SHASTA, CA 164 CLAYTON,NM 162 FLAGSTAFF,AZ 162 LUBBOCK,TX 160 SAN FRANCISCO AP,CA 160 LONG BEACH,CA 159 RENO,NV 158 At the bottom of the list are cities in Alaska and Hilo, Hawaii (36 clear days). The city on the West Coast with the fewest clear days is Astoria, Oregon with 50 days. The lowest California city listed is Eureka with 77 clear days.