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Reykjavík, Iceland - Starting off with dark destinations, this Icelandic capital has little daylight and long hours of darkness. During winter, the city is lit up with bright Christmas lights and auroras.

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Tórshavn, Faroe Islands - Tórshavn is the capital of the Faroe Islands. It's a freezing city, which apparently sees less than 40 days of sunshine every year.

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London, England - London is famed for being one miserable city, weather-wise, of course. It doesn't get much sunlight, and gas lights still brighten the streets at night.

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Tallinn, Estonia - Tallinn has dark winter nights, which are perfect for looking for ghosts or spirits, as is tradition in the Estonian capital.

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Rjukan, Norway - Rjukan is a small town in southern Norway, where towering mountains seem to almost touch the sky. From September to March, the area doesn't get much sun at all.

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Utqiagvik, Alaska, USA - Utqiagvik is the most northern point of the US. The city, formerly known as Barrow, can go two months without sunlight every year.

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Stockholm, Sweden - Stockholm is a dark city, one of many that celebrates St. Lucia Day, which is a holiday intended to celebrate light.

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Helsinki, Finland - The Finnish capital is submerged in darkness during winter. Daylight in December can last for just six hours.

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Oslo, Norway - During winter, Oslo has short days and long nights. It's said that Norway has five seasons, with a "dark" and "light" winter.

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Flagstaff, Arizona, USA - In 2001, Flagstaff became the first International Dark Sky City. You can even spot Pluto from the city's Lowell Observatory.

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Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow apparently gets just 50 days of sunshine every year.

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Birmingham, England - Birmingham is another British city that gets little sunlight. It's a cloudy place, with dark wintry nights.

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Cologne, Germany - Cologne gets just over 1,500 hours of sunlight every year.

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Vaduz, Liechtenstein - Cloudy all year round, Vaduz is a dark city in Liechtenstein. The "cold season" lasts nearly four months, from November to March.

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Hamburg, Germany - The winters are long in Hamburg, with around seven hours of daylight during winter.

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Yuma, Arizona, USA - Now, the sunny cities. Yuma is the sunniest place on Earth, according to the World Meteorological Organization. The arid Arizona city has around 100 days of 40+°C (104+ °F) weather every year.

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Aswan, Egypt - Aswan is Africa's sunniest city, with over 10 hours of intense sunlight every day.

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Phoenix, Arizona, USA - Forget Florida: the sunniest state in US is Arizona. The capital is also known as "the Valley of the Sun."

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Valletta, Malta -

Malta's capital gets nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine every year.

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Marseille, France - The south of France is always a good place to go during the summer. Marseille's temperatures can exceed 30°C (86°F).

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Lisbon, Portugal - Lisbon is one sunny city, with nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine every year. No wonder it's become such a popular tourist destination.

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Madrid, Spain - The central square of the Spanish capital is called Puerta del Sol (meaning "Door/Gate to the Sun"), and, during summer, the city sure is a hot place.

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Athens, Greece - Athens is another city that's famed for its sunny weather. It's advised that you don't go for a stroll around 11 am to 2 pm.

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Nice, France - It's hard to beat a summer spent in Nice. If the weather gets too hot, take a stroll on the Promenade des Anglais.

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Monaco - Monaco is a beautiful place with a Mediterranean climate. It's a sunny, but the weather doesn't get too much, with temperatures usually staying below 40°C (104°F).

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Tirana, Albania - The Albanian capital isn't exactly known to be a sunny place, but its location by the Mediterranean Sea makes it one of the sunniest and wettest places in the world.

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Barcelona, Spain - The bustling city is one sunny metropolis, with boiling hot summers and humid winters too.

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Podgorica, Montenegro - The hilly city gets its fair share of rays, with nearly 2,500 hours of sunlight every year.

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Dongola, Sudan - Dongola has blistering temperatures of nearly 50°C (122°F), making it a city constantly submerged in sunlight.

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Zanzibar, Tanzania -

The East African archipelago has a tropical climate, which means soaring sunlight and warm nights too.

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