Which municipality in canton Thurgau is the sunniest?

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

Ranking

MeteoSchweiz · 2025

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