Which municipality in canton Thurgau is the sunniest?

Hefenhofen is the sunniest municipality in canton Thurgau, at 45% relative sunshine (2025).

What does relative sunshine duration mean?

The share of actual sunshine hours against the maximum possible. It makes places with short winter days fairly comparable with very sunny locations.

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Ranking · Data 2025 · Source: BFS

The sunniest municipalities in canton Thurgau (2025)

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Hefenhofen is the sunniest municipality in canton Thurgau: 45% of possible sunshine duration (2025). Next come Langrickenbach (45%) and Bürglen (45%). Source: MeteoSwiss, nearest station.

Ranking

MeteoSchweiz · 2025

Rank	Municipality	Sunshine	Residents
1	Hefenhofen	45%	1'299
2	Langrickenbach	45%	1'476
3	Bürglen	45%	4'153
4	Salmsach	45%	1'600
5	Güttingen	45%	1'738
6	Romanshorn	45%	11'728
7	Berg	45%	3'573
8	Arbon	45%	15'853
9	Altnau	45%	2'356
10	Lengwil	45%	1'786
11	Bottighofen	45%	2'688
12	Amriswil	45%	14'643
13	Birwinken	45%	1'398
14	Münsterlingen	45%	3'600
15	Uttwil	45%	1'911
16	Kreuzlingen	45%	23'241
17	Dozwil	45%	730
18	Egnach	45%	5'031
19	Sommeri	45%	672
20	Sulgen	45%	4'063
21	Kesswil	45%	999
22	Erlen	45%	3'939
23	Neunforn	43.5%	1'120
24	Schlatt	43.5%	1'887
25	Diessenhofen	43.5%	4'132
26	Basadingen-Schlattingen	43.5%	1'856
27	Frauenfeld	43.3%	26'747
28	Bichelsee-Balterswil	43.3%	3'044
29	Sirnach	43.3%	8'133
30	Tobel-Tägerschen	43.3%	1'639
31	Stettfurt	43.3%	1'251
32	Eschlikon	43.3%	4'901
33	Fischingen	43.3%	2'977
34	Wängi	43.3%	4'956
35	Matzingen	43.3%	3'111
36	Braunau	43.3%	861
37	Gachnang	43.3%	4'609
38	Rickenbach	43.3%	3'072
39	Lommis	43.3%	1'274
40	Wilen	43.3%	2'525
41	Aadorf	43.3%	9'485
42	Bettwiesen	43.3%	1'324
43	Münchwilen	43.3%	5'908
44	Hüttlingen	43%	884
45	Amlikon-Bissegg	43%	1'382
46	Herdern	43%	1'168
47	Warth-Weiningen	43%	1'449
48	Märstetten	43%	2'949
49	Hüttwilen	43%	1'758
50	Ermatingen	43%	3'769
51	Mammern	43%	692
52	Weinfelden	43%	12'233
53	Eschenz	43%	1'903
54	Pfyn	43%	2'270
55	Steckborn	43%	4'046
56	Wigoltingen	43%	2'650
57	Berlingen	43%	947
58	Salenstein	43%	1'461
59	Raperswilen	43%	426
60	Wagenhausen	43%	1'839
61	Uesslingen-Buch	43%	1'131
62	Homburg	43%	1'570
63	Müllheim	43%	3'306
64	Thundorf	43%	1'678
65	Gottlieben	43%	340
66	Wäldi	43%	1'168
67	Bussnang	43%	2'572
68	Felben-Wellhausen	43%	3'195
69	Kemmental	43%	2'800
70	Tägerwilen	43%	5'341
71	Affeltrangen	43%	2'837
72	Bischofszell	41.2%	6'298
73	Hauptwil-Gottshaus	41.2%	2'084
74	Schönholzerswilen	41.2%	889
75	Roggwil	41.2%	3'397
76	Hohentannen	41.2%	664
77	Zihlschlacht-Sitterdorf	41.2%	2'612
78	Wuppenau	41.2%	1'194
79	Kradolf-Schönenberg	41.2%	3'899
80	Horn	39.7%	3'130

How we measure this

MeteoSchweiz

Relative sunshine duration (actual as a share of astronomically possible sunshine) from the nearest MeteoSwiss station, at most 25 km away, averaged up to 2025. The relative figure is topography-fair because it accounts for shorter winter days.

Frequently asked questions

Which municipality in canton Thurgau is the sunniest?: Hefenhofen is the sunniest municipality in canton Thurgau, at 45% relative sunshine (2025).
What does relative sunshine duration mean?: The share of actual sunshine hours against the maximum possible. It makes places with short winter days fairly comparable with very sunny locations.