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Best for Solar Panels in Australia

Ranked by Annual Solar Exposure

Sun lovers, rejoice: Exmouth is Australia's sunniest destination with 23.0 MJ/m². Close behind are Karratha and Coral Bay, each offering abundant solar exposure and clear skies. Our ranking of all 213 Australian cities reveals the full spectrum of sunshine available across the continent. Whether you're looking to maximize vitamin D, power solar panels, or simply escape grey skies, this guide shows you exactly where the sun shines brightest in Australia. The interactive table below lets you sort by annual solar exposure, monthly averages, and daily UV intensity. Australia's latitude and semi-arid interior mean sunshine is plentiful in most regions, but these rankings pinpoint the absolute best. Find your sunshine paradise here.

Top 3

1st

Exmouth

Annual Solar Exposure: 23.0 MJ/m²
Avg Max: 31.5°C
Comfort Score: 5.7/10
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2nd

Karratha

Annual Solar Exposure: 22.9 MJ/m²
Avg Max: 34.0°C
Comfort Score: 3.8/10
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3rd

Coral Bay

Annual Solar Exposure: 22.7 MJ/m²
Avg Max: 29.9°C
Comfort Score: 6.8/10
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Rank City State Annual Solar Exposure Avg Max Avg Min Annual Rain Comfort Score
1 Exmouth WA 23.0 MJ/m² 31.5°C 21.6°C 157mm 5.7
2 Karratha WA 22.9 MJ/m² 34.0°C 22.9°C 181mm 3.8
3 Coral Bay WA 22.7 MJ/m² 29.9°C 20.1°C 357mm 6.8
4 Port Hedland WA 22.5 MJ/m² 33.4°C 23.4°C 171mm 4.3
5 Carnarvon WA 22.3 MJ/m² 28.7°C 19.4°C 244mm 7.1
6 Marble Bar WA 22.1 MJ/m² 35.7°C 22.1°C 252mm 3.5
7 Monkey Mia WA 22.0 MJ/m² 29.6°C 19.6°C 243mm 6.2
8 Broome WA 21.9 MJ/m² 30.1°C 25.3°C 394mm 6.3
9 Winton QLD 21.8 MJ/m² 32.2°C 20.4°C 420mm 4.9
10 Tom Price WA 21.7 MJ/m² 31.7°C 18.7°C 383mm 5.2
11 Newman WA 21.7 MJ/m² 31.9°C 19.2°C 538mm 5.1
12 Longreach QLD 21.6 MJ/m² 32.0°C 19.9°C 303mm 4.8
13 Birdsville QLD 21.6 MJ/m² 31.2°C 18.9°C 353mm 4.9
14 Fitzroy Crossing WA 21.6 MJ/m² 35.5°C 23.6°C 533mm 2.8
15 Halls Creek WA 21.5 MJ/m² 32.7°C 20.2°C 740mm 4.3
16 Tennant Creek NT 21.5 MJ/m² 31.7°C 20.0°C 931mm 4.9
17 Yulara NT 21.5 MJ/m² 30.0°C 16.8°C 296mm 5.6
18 Kalbarri WA 21.4 MJ/m² 27.6°C 17.7°C 520mm 6.8
19 Mount Isa QLD 21.4 MJ/m² 31.3°C 19.9°C 551mm 5.3
20 Cloncurry QLD 21.4 MJ/m² 32.0°C 20.9°C 729mm 4.8
21 Alice Springs NT 21.3 MJ/m² 29.4°C 16.3°C 346mm 5.6
22 Mataranka NT 21.3 MJ/m² 33.2°C 21.9°C 1248mm 3.8
23 Meekatharra WA 21.3 MJ/m² 29.9°C 17.4°C 299mm 5.6
24 Coober Pedy SA 21.2 MJ/m² 28.7°C 15.0°C 164mm 5.9
25 Katherine NT 21.2 MJ/m² 33.5°C 22.2°C 1319mm 3.6
26 Oodnadatta SA 21.2 MJ/m² 30.5°C 16.6°C 173mm 5.4
27 Marree SA 21.2 MJ/m² 29.3°C 15.6°C 133mm 5.7
28 Geraldton WA 21.1 MJ/m² 26.4°C 16.8°C 545mm 7.1
29 Wyndham WA 21.0 MJ/m² 34.2°C 23.5°C 1431mm 3.2
30 Christmas Island WA 20.9 MJ/m² 26.4°C 24.9°C 1188mm 7.5
31 Kununurra WA 20.9 MJ/m² 34.1°C 23.0°C 1189mm 3.2
32 Jurien Bay WA 20.8 MJ/m² 25.8°C 16.2°C 513mm 7.2
33 Tibooburra NSW 20.7 MJ/m² 28.1°C 16.3°C 410mm 5.6
34 White Cliffs NSW 20.6 MJ/m² 27.0°C 15.0°C 382mm 5.9
35 Broken Hill NSW 20.6 MJ/m² 25.2°C 13.4°C 275mm 6.2
36 Darwin NT 20.3 MJ/m² 31.0°C 24.9°C 1962mm 4.8
37 Jabiru NT 20.3 MJ/m² 34.2°C 22.6°C 1865mm 2.9
38 Emerald QLD 20.2 MJ/m² 29.1°C 17.7°C 607mm 6.4
39 Charleville QLD 20.2 MJ/m² 28.4°C 16.4°C 767mm 6.1
40 Perth WA 20.2 MJ/m² 24.7°C 15.0°C 673mm 7.1
41 Roma QLD 20.2 MJ/m² 27.1°C 15.5°C 681mm 6.7
42 Bourke NSW 20.2 MJ/m² 28.0°C 16.1°C 456mm 5.6
43 Lightning Ridge NSW 20.1 MJ/m² 27.6°C 15.9°C 530mm 5.7
44 Bowen QLD 20.1 MJ/m² 27.7°C 21.7°C 1114mm 7.3
45 Mackay QLD 19.9 MJ/m² 26.3°C 20.7°C 1273mm 7.3
46 Northam WA 19.9 MJ/m² 25.8°C 13.0°C 337mm 6.7
47 Charters Towers QLD 19.9 MJ/m² 29.0°C 18.2°C 1043mm 6.4
48 Yeppoon QLD 19.8 MJ/m² 26.2°C 19.1°C 1320mm 7.2
49 Mandurah WA 19.8 MJ/m² 23.8°C 14.6°C 667mm 7.0
50 Rockingham WA 19.7 MJ/m² 23.8°C 15.1°C 718mm 7.2
51 Nhulunbuy NT 19.7 MJ/m² 30.1°C 24.5°C 1438mm 5.3
52 Gladstone QLD 19.7 MJ/m² 26.6°C 18.7°C 977mm 7.7
53 Kalgoorlie WA 19.7 MJ/m² 26.0°C 13.2°C 384mm 6.8
54 Moree NSW 19.7 MJ/m² 26.4°C 15.0°C 571mm 6.2
55 Cooktown QLD 19.6 MJ/m² 28.6°C 23.4°C 1602mm 6.3
56 Ayr QLD 19.6 MJ/m² 28.4°C 20.3°C 1552mm 6.7
57 Port Augusta SA 19.6 MJ/m² 26.6°C 13.5°C 249mm 6.5
58 Biloela QLD 19.6 MJ/m² 27.9°C 16.8°C 853mm 6.7
59 Seventeen Seventy QLD 19.6 MJ/m² 25.9°C 18.9°C 1165mm 7.5
60 Agnes Water QLD 19.6 MJ/m² 25.7°C 18.7°C 1165mm 7.6
61 Townsville QLD 19.4 MJ/m² 28.0°C 21.2°C 1577mm 6.9
62 Narrabri NSW 19.4 MJ/m² 26.0°C 13.9°C 712mm 6.1
63 Airlie Beach QLD 19.4 MJ/m² 26.0°C 21.2°C 1351mm 7.4
64 Ceduna SA 19.3 MJ/m² 23.8°C 12.9°C 218mm 7.9
65 Thursday Island QLD 19.3 MJ/m² 30.1°C 24.8°C 1822mm 5.2
66 Inverell NSW 19.3 MJ/m² 22.8°C 10.9°C 746mm 6.6
67 Hay NSW 19.3 MJ/m² 23.9°C 12.2°C 439mm 6.1
68 Bunbury WA 19.3 MJ/m² 23.1°C 14.2°C 828mm 6.8
69 Port Pirie SA 19.3 MJ/m² 24.7°C 13.2°C 272mm 6.8
70 Mildura VIC 19.2 MJ/m² 24.7°C 12.5°C 228mm 6.5
71 Whyalla SA 19.2 MJ/m² 25.2°C 13.0°C 196mm 7.2
72 Rockhampton QLD 19.2 MJ/m² 27.9°C 18.0°C 957mm 6.9
73 Dalby QLD 19.2 MJ/m² 26.0°C 14.7°C 1039mm 7.0
74 Renmark SA 19.1 MJ/m² 25.0°C 12.3°C 230mm 6.6
75 Tamworth NSW 19.1 MJ/m² 24.1°C 11.7°C 698mm 6.2
76 Clare SA 19.1 MJ/m² 21.5°C 10.4°C 359mm 6.3
77 Griffith NSW 19.1 MJ/m² 23.8°C 11.9°C 527mm 6.0
78 Berri SA 19.1 MJ/m² 24.9°C 12.4°C 232mm 6.6
79 Dubbo NSW 19.1 MJ/m² 23.8°C 12.2°C 687mm 6.0
80 Parkes NSW 19.1 MJ/m² 22.8°C 11.9°C 690mm 5.9
81 Busselton WA 19.1 MJ/m² 23.2°C 13.5°C 661mm 6.8
82 Forbes NSW 19.1 MJ/m² 23.5°C 11.6°C 677mm 5.9
83 Norfolk Island NSW 19.0 MJ/m² 20.8°C 19.3°C 692mm 7.4
84 Young NSW 18.9 MJ/m² 20.8°C 10.0°C 763mm 6.0
85 Bundaberg QLD 18.9 MJ/m² 26.3°C 18.1°C 1113mm 7.5
86 Armidale NSW 18.9 MJ/m² 19.0°C 8.9°C 719mm 6.3
87 Hervey Bay QLD 18.8 MJ/m² 25.7°C 19.6°C 1136mm 7.5
88 Cowra NSW 18.8 MJ/m² 22.4°C 10.3°C 760mm 5.9
89 Cairns QLD 18.8 MJ/m² 28.3°C 21.0°C 2391mm 6.2
90 Adelaide SA 18.8 MJ/m² 21.5°C 11.8°C 459mm 6.9
91 Port Douglas QLD 18.8 MJ/m² 27.2°C 22.8°C 3013mm 6.0
92 Dunsborough WA 18.8 MJ/m² 22.2°C 14.2°C 695mm 7.0
93 Swan Hill VIC 18.7 MJ/m² 23.5°C 11.5°C 423mm 6.3
94 Warwick QLD 18.7 MJ/m² 24.2°C 13.0°C 843mm 7.4
95 Stanthorpe QLD 18.7 MJ/m² 21.0°C 11.4°C 754mm 7.0
96 Wagga Wagga NSW 18.7 MJ/m² 22.6°C 10.7°C 617mm 6.0
97 Weipa QLD 18.7 MJ/m² 32.6°C 23.6°C 1789mm 3.5
98 Deniliquin NSW 18.6 MJ/m² 23.5°C 11.5°C 411mm 6.0
99 Orange NSW 18.6 MJ/m² 18.2°C 8.4°C 770mm 5.8
100 Bathurst NSW 18.6 MJ/m² 19.8°C 8.1°C 799mm 6.1
101 Barossa Valley SA 18.6 MJ/m² 21.7°C 10.9°C 488mm 6.3
102 Katanning WA 18.5 MJ/m² 22.6°C 10.8°C 320mm 7.0
103 Mudgee NSW 18.5 MJ/m² 21.6°C 9.9°C 611mm 6.1
104 Rainbow Beach QLD 18.4 MJ/m² 25.2°C 18.3°C 1507mm 7.4
105 Margaret River WA 18.4 MJ/m² 21.1°C 13.5°C 867mm 6.8
106 McLaren Vale SA 18.4 MJ/m² 20.6°C 11.5°C 764mm 6.5
107 Albury NSW 18.3 MJ/m² 21.8°C 10.4°C 672mm 5.9
108 Echuca VIC 18.3 MJ/m² 22.9°C 10.9°C 494mm 6.0
109 Toowoomba QLD 18.3 MJ/m² 23.2°C 13.6°C 1054mm 7.4
110 Wodonga VIC 18.3 MJ/m² 21.8°C 9.9°C 737mm 5.8
111 Atherton QLD 18.3 MJ/m² 24.8°C 16.7°C 1492mm 7.8
112 Lord Howe Island NSW 18.2 MJ/m² 21.0°C 19.3°C 1225mm 7.0
113 Wangaratta VIC 18.2 MJ/m² 22.1°C 9.6°C 735mm 5.7
114 Mission Beach QLD 18.1 MJ/m² 26.7°C 21.5°C 3734mm 6.3
115 Caloundra QLD 18.1 MJ/m² 25.1°C 17.2°C 1859mm 7.2
116 Benalla VIC 18.1 MJ/m² 21.7°C 10.3°C 705mm 5.8
117 Hahndorf SA 18.1 MJ/m² 19.1°C 9.4°C 568mm 6.2
118 Kingaroy QLD 18.1 MJ/m² 24.3°C 14.2°C 1176mm 7.4
119 Lennox Head NSW 18.1 MJ/m² 23.8°C 16.6°C 1813mm 7.2
120 Byron Bay NSW 18.0 MJ/m² 23.9°C 17.2°C 1845mm 7.2
121 Shepparton VIC 18.0 MJ/m² 22.1°C 10.6°C 543mm 6.0
122 Maryborough QLD 18.0 MJ/m² 26.7°C 17.4°C 1190mm 7.1
123 Murray Bridge SA 17.9 MJ/m² 22.5°C 10.9°C 332mm 7.0
124 Sunshine Coast QLD 17.9 MJ/m² 25.1°C 16.9°C 1862mm 7.3
125 Noosa QLD 17.9 MJ/m² 24.6°C 18.5°C 1621mm 7.5
126 Bright VIC 17.9 MJ/m² 21.0°C 8.2°C 1093mm 5.6
127 Perisher NSW 17.9 MJ/m² 12.1°C 3.2°C 1096mm 3.3
128 Thredbo NSW 17.8 MJ/m² 11.5°C 2.9°C 1142mm 3.1
129 Gold Coast QLD 17.8 MJ/m² 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
130 Canberra ACT 17.8 MJ/m² 19.6°C 8.2°C 597mm 6.1
131 Surfers Paradise QLD 17.8 MJ/m² 25.1°C 17.6°C 1534mm 7.5
132 Cooma NSW 17.8 MJ/m² 18.3°C 6.6°C 576mm 5.9
133 Yamba NSW 17.8 MJ/m² 24.1°C 16.6°C 1442mm 7.3
134 Bendigo VIC 17.7 MJ/m² 20.5°C 9.5°C 517mm 6.1
135 Brisbane QLD 17.7 MJ/m² 25.7°C 16.0°C 1581mm 7.2
136 Gympie QLD 17.7 MJ/m² 26.2°C 15.8°C 1257mm 7.2
137 Tweed Heads NSW 17.7 MJ/m² 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
138 Coolangatta QLD 17.7 MJ/m² 24.3°C 16.7°C 1797mm 7.3
139 Victor Harbor SA 17.6 MJ/m² 19.2°C 12.0°C 483mm 6.5
140 Falls Creek VIC 17.6 MJ/m² 11.2°C 2.8°C 1200mm 3.0
141 Jindabyne NSW 17.6 MJ/m² 17.1°C 5.7°C 715mm 5.3
142 Port Lincoln SA 17.6 MJ/m² 20.3°C 13.0°C 333mm 7.4
143 Innisfail QLD 17.5 MJ/m² 28.1°C 19.9°C 3161mm 5.7
144 Muswellbrook NSW 17.5 MJ/m² 23.8°C 13.0°C 795mm 6.7
145 Horsham VIC 17.4 MJ/m² 21.3°C 9.7°C 480mm 6.1
146 Goolwa SA 17.3 MJ/m² 20.6°C 11.8°C 442mm 7.2
147 Lithgow NSW 17.3 MJ/m² 18.0°C 8.3°C 872mm 5.8
148 Esperance WA 17.3 MJ/m² 21.1°C 13.7°C 466mm 7.8
149 Port Macquarie NSW 17.3 MJ/m² 22.8°C 15.9°C 1182mm 7.2
150 Grafton NSW 17.2 MJ/m² 25.2°C 15.4°C 1018mm 7.4
151 Goulburn NSW 17.2 MJ/m² 18.9°C 8.6°C 713mm 6.0
152 Coffs Harbour NSW 17.2 MJ/m² 23.4°C 15.3°C 1460mm 7.0
153 Lismore NSW 17.1 MJ/m² 25.1°C 15.6°C 1541mm 6.9
154 Nelson Bay NSW 17.1 MJ/m² 23.2°C 14.6°C 1094mm 6.9
155 Singleton NSW 17.1 MJ/m² 24.9°C 13.7°C 731mm 6.8
156 Robe SA 16.9 MJ/m² 18.1°C 11.6°C 531mm 5.7
157 Terrigal NSW 16.9 MJ/m² 22.0°C 14.7°C 1203mm 6.9
158 Kingscote SA 16.9 MJ/m² 20.5°C 11.8°C 402mm 7.1
159 Maitland NSW 16.9 MJ/m² 24.3°C 14.2°C 933mm 6.9
160 Daylesford VIC 16.9 MJ/m² 16.9°C 7.5°C 678mm 5.2
161 Forster NSW 16.8 MJ/m² 23.2°C 14.9°C 977mm 7.3
162 Naracoorte SA 16.8 MJ/m² 20.9°C 9.5°C 409mm 6.4
163 Sydney NSW 16.8 MJ/m² 22.2°C 14.0°C 1068mm 7.0
164 Newcastle NSW 16.7 MJ/m² 22.5°C 15.7°C 1098mm 7.0
165 Katoomba NSW 16.6 MJ/m² 17.3°C 7.1°C 1087mm 5.1
166 Cessnock NSW 16.6 MJ/m² 23.3°C 13.0°C 896mm 6.7
167 Gosford NSW 16.6 MJ/m² 22.7°C 13.7°C 1048mm 6.9
168 Lakes Entrance VIC 16.5 MJ/m² 19.1°C 11.1°C 851mm 6.3
169 Kiama NSW 16.4 MJ/m² 21.3°C 13.2°C 1403mm 6.7
170 Wollongong NSW 16.4 MJ/m² 21.0°C 13.9°C 1397mm 6.6
171 Campbelltown NSW 16.4 MJ/m² 22.8°C 12.8°C 915mm 6.9
172 Ballarat VIC 16.4 MJ/m² 17.6°C 8.1°C 647mm 5.4
173 Melbourne VIC 16.3 MJ/m² 19.9°C 10.7°C 727mm 6.4
174 Merimbula NSW 16.3 MJ/m² 19.7°C 12.0°C 619mm 6.9
175 Phillip Island VIC 16.2 MJ/m² 18.3°C 12.8°C 612mm 5.8
176 Bairnsdale VIC 16.2 MJ/m² 20.3°C 9.6°C 716mm 6.8
177 Batemans Bay NSW 16.2 MJ/m² 21.2°C 11.7°C 925mm 7.2
178 Penrith NSW 16.2 MJ/m² 23.4°C 12.5°C 927mm 6.7
179 Sale VIC 16.1 MJ/m² 20.2°C 9.4°C 681mm 6.6
180 Richmond NSW 16.1 MJ/m² 24.1°C 12.9°C 915mm 6.8
181 Bacchus Marsh VIC 16.1 MJ/m² 19.9°C 10.2°C 653mm 6.2
182 Sunbury VIC 16.1 MJ/m² 18.8°C 9.4°C 692mm 6.0
183 Ocean Grove VIC 16.0 MJ/m² 19.1°C 12.0°C 542mm 6.4
184 Ulladulla NSW 16.0 MJ/m² 20.9°C 12.4°C 1221mm 6.6
185 Walpole WA 16.0 MJ/m² 19.7°C 12.9°C 805mm 6.5
186 Narooma NSW 16.0 MJ/m² 20.9°C 12.0°C 781mm 7.3
187 Nowra NSW 15.9 MJ/m² 21.6°C 12.3°C 1204mm 6.8
188 Albany WA 15.9 MJ/m² 20.3°C 12.7°C 458mm 7.2
189 Eden NSW 15.9 MJ/m² 19.8°C 11.6°C 659mm 6.7
190 Torquay VIC 15.9 MJ/m² 19.3°C 11.4°C 509mm 6.5
191 Hamilton VIC 15.8 MJ/m² 19.0°C 9.0°C 541mm 5.9
192 Denmark WA 15.8 MJ/m² 20.0°C 12.8°C 656mm 6.8
193 Traralgon VIC 15.8 MJ/m² 19.9°C 9.6°C 630mm 6.3
194 Wonthaggi VIC 15.6 MJ/m² 18.1°C 11.8°C 795mm 5.4
195 Geelong VIC 15.6 MJ/m² 20.0°C 10.3°C 502mm 6.6
196 Lorne VIC 15.5 MJ/m² 18.8°C 11.0°C 584mm 6.0
197 Devonport TAS 15.4 MJ/m² 17.3°C 9.4°C 1011mm 5.1
198 Mount Gambier SA 15.4 MJ/m² 18.8°C 9.5°C 627mm 5.9
199 Ulverstone TAS 15.3 MJ/m² 16.6°C 9.0°C 1006mm 4.6
200 Launceston TAS 15.3 MJ/m² 18.5°C 8.6°C 851mm 5.7
201 Burnie TAS 15.2 MJ/m² 16.9°C 10.3°C 1031mm 4.7
202 Colac VIC 15.2 MJ/m² 18.8°C 9.0°C 562mm 5.9
203 Portland VIC 15.2 MJ/m² 17.9°C 11.1°C 649mm 5.4
204 Warrnambool VIC 15.1 MJ/m² 18.0°C 11.0°C 676mm 5.5
205 St Helens TAS 14.8 MJ/m² 17.8°C 9.6°C 921mm 5.4
206 Bicheno TAS 14.8 MJ/m² 16.9°C 10.0°C 820mm 4.9
207 Swansea TAS 14.4 MJ/m² 18.2°C 9.4°C 700mm 5.7
208 Port Arthur TAS 14.1 MJ/m² 16.5°C 9.9°C 774mm 4.4
209 Hobart TAS 14.1 MJ/m² 17.6°C 9.0°C 629mm 5.3
210 Bruny Island TAS 13.9 MJ/m² 16.1°C 10.2°C 830mm 4.1
211 Strahan TAS 13.4 MJ/m² 15.3°C 9.0°C 2034mm 3.0
212 Cradle Mountain TAS 12.7 MJ/m² 10.6°C 3.1°C 2003mm 1.7
213 Queenstown TAS 12.4 MJ/m² 15.4°C 7.7°C 2505mm 3.0

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