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Published 16:49 29 May 2025 BST

Holidu revealed that this Spanish holiday destination is the sunniest

Get ready for your new holiday destination, as research from Holidu reveals that Cartagena in Spain is the sunniest city in Europe.

Holidu analysed World Weather Online to find out which European cities are the sunniest, and though Ireland did not make the Top 30, there are plenty of sunny cities to visit for your next holiday.

The Spanish city of Cartagena is a “historic port city” located in the southeast region of Murcia.

According to Holidu, it has an average of 283 hours of sun per month.

Cartagena is considered to be a “hidden gem”, as tourists would visit cities like Barcelona and Valencia more often, says Holidu.

This makes this historic city a perfect place for a peaceful holiday.

Holidu’s data shows the top five sunniest cities in Europe are located in Spain as well.

Furthermore, Holidu also looked at the warmest cities, the highest being Santa Cruz de Tenerife in Spain as well.

Its average temperature per month at 20.4°C.

Holidu’s Top 30 sunniest cities in Europe:

Cartagena (Spain) - 283 hrs p/m
Alicante (Spain) - 279.6 hrs p/m
Malaga (Spain) - 279.3 hrs p/m
Murcia (Spain) - 277 hrs p/m
Granada (Spain) - 274.4 hrs p/m
Catania (Italy) - 273.7 hrs p/m
Sevilla (Spain) - 273.4 hrs p/m
Cordoba (Spain) - 268.2 hrs p/m
Marseille (France) - 266.1 hrs p/m
Madrid (Spain) - 265.4 hrs p/m
Saragossa (Spain) - 264.5 hrs p/m
Athens (Greece) - 261.6 hrs p/m
Palma de Mallorca (Spain) - 259 hrs p/m
Nice (France) - 252.5 hrs p/m
Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Spain) - 251.1 hrs hrs p/m
Bari (Italy) - 248.9 hrs p/m
Rome (Italy) - 247.5 hrs p/m
Palermo (Italy) - 247.4 hrs p/m
Montpellier (France) - 247.1 hrs p/m
Naples (Italy) - 242.9 hrs p/m
Messina (Italy) - 241.7 hrs p/m
Turin (Italy) - 241.1 hrs p/m
Lisbon (Portugal) - 237.6 hrs p/m
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Spain) - 233.1 hrs p/m
Valladolid (Spain) - 232.1 hrs p/m
Bologna (Italy) - 222.2 hrs p/m
Milan (Italy) - 220.1 hrs p/m
Porto (Portugal) - 219.3 hrs p/m
Padua (Italy) - 219.2 hrs p/m
Genoa (Italy) - 215 hrs p/m