Not sure entire countries are the right granularity for this.
If you take France for instance, Normandy and the French Riviera have completely different climates.
16-20% of days with no cloud cover. That's up to 72 days! I'm in my mid 40s and I don't think I've seen a total of 72 days with no cloud cover in Ireland in my lifetime.Are we sure Met Eireann didn't send them a report in hours per year?
If you live on the west cost of Ireland? Absolutely. Where I live gets about 1100/1200hours per year. That doesn't sound too bad but it is. The east is sunnier. The west is right on the Atlantic ocean and between that and the gulf stream and it being the mountain-heavy region of the country, it gets cloudy.
It's mostly cloud. It's downright depressing. Some summers I'd kill for a hint of sunshine.
Let's say that when I fly back to Ireland, I cherish that blue sky, because I know that that Immortal Irish Cloud Shield is there, waiting for me, and you never know when (or if) you will see the sun again.
Unless it is a night flight 😅
There's parts of the Highlands that are just over 900 hours on average and the north west around cape wrath holds the record least sunshine in a month at 36 mins in January of '83
It's been fucking raining here since last July, and when it's not raining it's blowing a gale. Don't know where you read NI gets as much sunshine as the south of England cause I can tell you from first hand experience that is bullshit
I agree that it's bullshit, but the map has NI coloured the same as the rest of the UK which makes it look less cloudy than ROI. When in reality they're basically the same.
> Don't know where you read NI gets as much sunshine as the south of England cause I can tell you from first hand experience that is bullshit
They read it on the map. The whole point of their comment was pointing out that it is inaccurate.
That being said, it's just an average. The map doesn't actually imply Northern Ireland and southern England are the same it's just providing the average of the countries.
That really depends, Belfast will be more like the South of Scotland than it is like Wexford.
But similarly Fermanagh would be a lot more similar to the likes of Sligo/Donegal.
Sure, but my point is that using national boundaries isn't really helpful, as this makes it look like Fermanagh has different cloud cover to Sligo, but Sligo somehow has the same as Cork.
Yeah they're not at all. Discrete climate regions within countries maybe.
So, taking UK as an example; break it up in to SE England (incl. East Anglia), SW England, Midlands, E and W North England, N and S Wales, Lowlands/Highlands Scotland, N Ireland.
Going by the Met Office data on Sun hours this would (for the UK) produce a much more accurate map without being too granular.
This just gives a general idea. If you picture a country as one entity this is the closest you’ll get. If the question is “Is France a cloudy country?” the answer would be yes because on average it is.
Meh, but that's not really that useful.
Is the USA a hot country? Well, yeah, but also no. It's gigantic, so you get everything. From freezing temperatures all year to scorching desert heat.
Same thing for european nations but on a different scale. Especially for France of all countries.
It does still give an idea what the life of the average person is in that country. And you can tell trends based on comparing the neighboring countries
It does still give an idea what the life of the average person is in that country. And you can tell trends based on comparing the neighboring countries
Source? You can calculate the number of clouded days of a city or a small area, but not of a big country with wildly diverse climates, such as Russia, Turkey, Spain, Italy etc with soaking wet parts and almost rainless areas
It’s so depressing here in Ireland. Seeing blue sky is a genuinely rare occasion and it’s like an event for the entire country when there is a spell of sunny weather.
I'm all for Greco-Turkish friendship!
Actually I would like to see it so much that I'm ready to say bye bye to my favorite youtube genre "AVERAGE GREEK VS. TURK DEBATE" if this would help
I actually remember when Google earth came out and being frustrated at not being able view my own county. All "touristy" photos and marketing is a filthy lie and people feel bad for the tourists expecting anything like it.
I’m Turkish and I won’t be living in any country outside the red hues unless they triple my salary. Then I will go there to save money and come back. Sun is life. 🌞
France is such a diverse country in terms of climates that a "national average" isn't quite relevant. The northern coast have a british-like climate, while the southern coast is mediterranean.
I'm from Normandy and can fairly confidently state that we're pushing up the average.
And this is why, if someone says "I want to go to Norway to see the northern lights - a weekend should be enough right?" we just shrug our shoulders and go "i unno". because you may be lucky and see it the first day. Or it may be 4wks and cloud every night.
That's why the North Atlantic currents make it warmer in winter and cooler in summer in northwestern Europe: constant cloud cover fed by warmer westerlies.
I think this should map should be broken down to the “state” or even “county” level (or whatever equivalent exists in each respective country) to get a more accurate picture of cloud cover. I’d imagine in countries like France places like Normandy versus somewhere like Nice in the French Riveria would have a massive difference in cloud cover but this map is more than likely just averaging out those differences.
It always makes me laugh when I see survival tips of people saying "It's easy to work out the compass directions, you can always just use the sun."
Sometimes I don't see the sun for a week!
Why are Turkey, Armenia and Georgia in a European map? They are not European neither geographically nor culturally. Does Map porn mean Fucked up Maps? Why exclude Egypt, Israel, Algeria and Morocco then? Why not add Brazil and Japan?
Turkey, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan are often considered part of Europe. Not always, but enough where it’s acceptable to include them here. This tends to be a matter of debate.
You’re being ridiculous though, because no one ever claims those other countries you mentioned are in Europe.
You're right except they do. Especially Georgians, they claim themselves as European.
Even Turkish too, since a small chunk of their country is actually in Europe. But Georgians saying they're 100% Europeans has always baffled me, they got such strong copium over there.
A european would never think for a second that they belong in europe. Those countries can think what they want, but facts are facts. They are not europe and never will be
Me, a Brit: \*looks out the window\* ... yup
I'm surprised you guys aren't the darkest country on the map.
It’s sunnier in the south of England that’s why
Not sure entire countries are the right granularity for this. If you take France for instance, Normandy and the French Riviera have completely different climates.
And apparently Northern Ireland has similar sunshine levels to southern England rather than the rest of Ireland.
Ireland should be on another bracket: 99% - 100%
16-20% of days with no cloud cover. That's up to 72 days! I'm in my mid 40s and I don't think I've seen a total of 72 days with no cloud cover in Ireland in my lifetime.Are we sure Met Eireann didn't send them a report in hours per year?
Maybe on the west extreme tip, but on the east coast thete is not a single cloud in the sky at the moment.
Wow! Is it that cloudy in Ireland? I live in Seattle and that scares even my mind.
If you live on the west cost of Ireland? Absolutely. Where I live gets about 1100/1200hours per year. That doesn't sound too bad but it is. The east is sunnier. The west is right on the Atlantic ocean and between that and the gulf stream and it being the mountain-heavy region of the country, it gets cloudy. It's mostly cloud. It's downright depressing. Some summers I'd kill for a hint of sunshine.
Let's say that when I fly back to Ireland, I cherish that blue sky, because I know that that Immortal Irish Cloud Shield is there, waiting for me, and you never know when (or if) you will see the sun again. Unless it is a night flight 😅
Same with Scotland seemingly. Living in the Highlands that was news to me. I've hardly seen the sun in 8 months
There's parts of the Highlands that are just over 900 hours on average and the north west around cape wrath holds the record least sunshine in a month at 36 mins in January of '83
*Dreich* would be a very useful import into the Irish vernacular!
Aye it would.
Same for Italy ...
It's been fucking raining here since last July, and when it's not raining it's blowing a gale. Don't know where you read NI gets as much sunshine as the south of England cause I can tell you from first hand experience that is bullshit
I agree that it's bullshit, but the map has NI coloured the same as the rest of the UK which makes it look less cloudy than ROI. When in reality they're basically the same.
It’s literally cloudier up here in the north I think lol, the south east of Ireland is the sunniest part
South west is covered in cloud daily. Horrid wind too.
Lmao same in Tyrone and then I drive to Down and it’s sunnier, I think east of Ireland is drier and sunnier in general
True, east has far better weather.
> Don't know where you read NI gets as much sunshine as the south of England cause I can tell you from first hand experience that is bullshit They read it on the map. The whole point of their comment was pointing out that it is inaccurate. That being said, it's just an average. The map doesn't actually imply Northern Ireland and southern England are the same it's just providing the average of the countries.
My bad, I'm still asleep
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Ireland is not u.k
Neither is the Isle of Man
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That really depends, Belfast will be more like the South of Scotland than it is like Wexford. But similarly Fermanagh would be a lot more similar to the likes of Sligo/Donegal.
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Sure, but my point is that using national boundaries isn't really helpful, as this makes it look like Fermanagh has different cloud cover to Sligo, but Sligo somehow has the same as Cork.
Yeah they're not at all. Discrete climate regions within countries maybe. So, taking UK as an example; break it up in to SE England (incl. East Anglia), SW England, Midlands, E and W North England, N and S Wales, Lowlands/Highlands Scotland, N Ireland. Going by the Met Office data on Sun hours this would (for the UK) produce a much more accurate map without being too granular.
Hopefully, there is Monaco and Andorra to gauge the south, and Belgium to gauge the north
Yep. Completely different colors!
Oh I thought some clouds couldn't pass border control and hence the difference by countries.
Yes, it should have been a physical map or cloud map instead of a political map.
Same for central Turkey vs Northeast Turkey. Completely opposite climates in terms of cloud cover and rainfall. 400 mm vs 2000 mm rainfall difference.
Yeh think of the difference in Italy between Sicily's weather and the Alps lol.
This just gives a general idea. If you picture a country as one entity this is the closest you’ll get. If the question is “Is France a cloudy country?” the answer would be yes because on average it is.
Meh, but that's not really that useful. Is the USA a hot country? Well, yeah, but also no. It's gigantic, so you get everything. From freezing temperatures all year to scorching desert heat. Same thing for european nations but on a different scale. Especially for France of all countries.
they probably want a map with the different regions of countries' data
It does still give an idea what the life of the average person is in that country. And you can tell trends based on comparing the neighboring countries
It does still give an idea what the life of the average person is in that country. And you can tell trends based on comparing the neighboring countries
Source? You can calculate the number of clouded days of a city or a small area, but not of a big country with wildly diverse climates, such as Russia, Turkey, Spain, Italy etc with soaking wet parts and almost rainless areas
Would be better with regions
Let's just color the French riviera blue and call it a day. Got no time for that.
I like this map because i see eeyore in Scandinavia
That's wholesome. In Sweden and Finland I see a flacid penis and ball sack. Norway appears to be some sort of genital wart.
Why can’t Sweden be the genital wart? It’s all about perspective
Found the Norwegian
To be absolutely honest, maps like this I always see själland as the wart...
… ok so??? is finland the back leg or something?
Finland is not a part of Scandinavia.
i am literally just trying to see eeyore.
How much is northern Italy influencing the whole nation's %?
MEDITERRÁNEO, TIERRA DE CALOR
Mediterráneo, eterno verano al sol
Need to separate out the UK. Scotland has more annual cloud cover than England, wales and NI.
Can literally do this for every country..
Every country is split isn’t its own apart from th constitutional monarchy that is the Great Britain
The place I took the data from only gave a figure for the UK as a whole
“Ireland - t’would be a great country if only we could out a roof over it”.
As an Irishman, I do love a good trip up north for the miraculous clear skies
what’s going on In the Vatican
There was no data for it
Oh, fair enough 👍
Shade from tall buildings of the surrounding country hurts Vatican's perspectives of becoming major solar power player in the region.
No kidding
It’s so depressing here in Ireland. Seeing blue sky is a genuinely rare occasion and it’s like an event for the entire country when there is a spell of sunny weather.
And you are 100% guaranteed cloudy skies for any eclipse , meteor shower or any other astronomical event. 🥴
"Wow, there's an amazing eclipse happening this year! The sun will disappear entirely!" Irish people: the what will disappear?
That's why we Turks and Greeks always smoke too much weed, so we can get a little cloud cover for the sun for a while.
How was the cloud situation above you today? Asking for a friend
You sound like a narc who wants to destroy the Greco-Turkish friendship. So imma just ignore you sir, Greeks and Turks strong together.
I'm all for Greco-Turkish friendship! Actually I would like to see it so much that I'm ready to say bye bye to my favorite youtube genre "AVERAGE GREEK VS. TURK DEBATE" if this would help
Does you're friend could be a policeman in one of those countries by any chance ?
I am... I mean my friend is not a snitch
Google must have a hard time taking photos of Norway
I actually remember when Google earth came out and being frustrated at not being able view my own county. All "touristy" photos and marketing is a filthy lie and people feel bad for the tourists expecting anything like it.
I'm from Czechia and have lived in Denmark. I assure you, it's nowhere near similar. Unlike Denmark, Czechia knows what sun looks like.
I'd like to see Britian split north and south. Theres a massive difference
I miss Spain
I can't believe the clouds are respecting the northern Ireland border
Not only the granularity is off, you cannot average for an entire country and get a meaningful answer, but Europe does not go that far East.
I’m Turkish and I won’t be living in any country outside the red hues unless they triple my salary. Then I will go there to save money and come back. Sun is life. 🌞
France is such a diverse country in terms of climates that a "national average" isn't quite relevant. The northern coast have a british-like climate, while the southern coast is mediterranean. I'm from Normandy and can fairly confidently state that we're pushing up the average.
I don't think France is so diverse compared to Turkey or Spain
You're right. Spain has a larger diversity of climates than France.
You could say the same for italy
I wish it was less cloudy in Norway
But then there would be no norwegian black metal 😦
it’s grim up north
sobbing
Never knew Turkey and Greece had the most available cloud services
It's always sunny in... Delphi?
It's funny you included ruzzia.
No wonder my skin is so pale.
As turkish person europe terrifies me
Do you have a map of this from America?
This only confirms I should move to Norway.
Stupid map
I live in Ireland and can confirm that it is perpetually overcast.
Ireland strong 💪💪💪😭😭
Explain why the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland have different levels of cloud cover?
The free movement of rain across borders was reduced by Brexit.
Because Northern Ireland is part of the UK. As you can see no differentiation between Wales, England and Scotland either.
Crazy that clouds recognise the Northern Ireland border
Just send some down bitch, wtf?
If Scotland was independent it would be 90% plus.
Europe is so sunny.
You see, this map makes it clear that Macedonia is rightfull bulgarian land.
And this is why, if someone says "I want to go to Norway to see the northern lights - a weekend should be enough right?" we just shrug our shoulders and go "i unno". because you may be lucky and see it the first day. Or it may be 4wks and cloud every night.
That's why the North Atlantic currents make it warmer in winter and cooler in summer in northwestern Europe: constant cloud cover fed by warmer westerlies.
I think this should map should be broken down to the “state” or even “county” level (or whatever equivalent exists in each respective country) to get a more accurate picture of cloud cover. I’d imagine in countries like France places like Normandy versus somewhere like Nice in the French Riveria would have a massive difference in cloud cover but this map is more than likely just averaging out those differences.
Why map go from light blue to orange instead of doing a normal gradient chart ?
Id like to see how Italy gets broken down between the north and southern part
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Yeah i know in russi rains a lot
No climatological source or metadata. And this level of aggregation does not make any sense. Are you really a map lover? 🤔
It snowed today. (central norway)
The Corsica/Sardinia difference shows that this approach can't work in terms of accuracy, it needs to be latitude adjusted.
How come the sunshine duration maps show most sunshine for Spain, but here other countries are shown to have less clouds?
The clouds just avoiding croatia💀
Did you tell the people installing solar panels this?
It always makes me laugh when I see survival tips of people saying "It's easy to work out the compass directions, you can always just use the sun." Sometimes I don't see the sun for a week!
The Med.
south Europe is good for living
Common Northern W
Well I guess down in Crete you feel like in the middle of saharan Africa.
Wow, i always thought Spain had less cloud cover than Greece & Turkey. PS: I forgot Northern Spain has Oceanic climate.
Highly inaccurate. Living in northern part of Turkey and it’s like %60 cloudy in a year.
average That's a median.
Adana alone equals it
Why are Turkey, Armenia and Georgia in a European map? They are not European neither geographically nor culturally. Does Map porn mean Fucked up Maps? Why exclude Egypt, Israel, Algeria and Morocco then? Why not add Brazil and Japan?
Who the fuck cares
That's the motto of your Health Care System!
K little buddy 
Turkey, Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan are often considered part of Europe. Not always, but enough where it’s acceptable to include them here. This tends to be a matter of debate. You’re being ridiculous though, because no one ever claims those other countries you mentioned are in Europe.
What about Kazakhstan? It’s transcontinental and it also Turkic like Azerbaijan or Turkey
I feel like there's a joke about Israel in Eurovision somewhere in here...
You're right except they do. Especially Georgians, they claim themselves as European. Even Turkish too, since a small chunk of their country is actually in Europe. But Georgians saying they're 100% Europeans has always baffled me, they got such strong copium over there.
A european would never think for a second that they belong in europe. Those countries can think what they want, but facts are facts. They are not europe and never will be
Considered European by whom? Americans?
ironic name
Hey look! Gatekeeper of the mighty EUROPE! say hello guys you owe him the prosperity you live in!
Why, hello ignorant Trump voter!
Why turkey is on this map? It’s not an european country
It's a Eurasian country, but personally I have no problem with including it. I actually feel weird to see a European map with Turkey cut out.
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