The sunniest places and their FIRE number, 2026: 25 places with 3,000 or more hours of sun

Sun hours, and the number.

The 25 places on the board with 3,000 or more hours of sun a year, with what a $150K New York year needs as capital in each.

In short, current to October 2026

25 of the 100 places on the board get 3,000 or more hours of sun a year, up to 3,800 in Las Vegas.
Among them, a year that costs $150K at New York prices needs from $2.29M in Valletta to $5.97M in Montecito, at a 4% withdrawal rate.
Their median number is $3.75M, against $3.41M for all 100 places.

Each address on this page was last checked against its sources between 29 September 2026 and 8 October 2026. The sources for each are named on its page and in the record.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated 8 October 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, The sunniest places and their FIRE number, 2026: 25 places with 3,000 or more hours of sun, patrician.ch/answers/fire-number-sunniest-places/, October 2026.

3,000 hours or more

Sun, and the number.

Place	A $150K New York year, there	The number at 4%	Tax on gains	Wealth tax	Sun hours
Las Vegas	$97K	$2.76M	23.8%	None	3,800
Abu Dhabi	$97K	$2.43M	0%	None	3,500
Dubai	$103K	$2.57M	0%	None	3,500
Los Cabos	$90K	$2.38M	10%	None	3,300
Limassol	$97K	$2.43M	0%	None	3,300
Tel Aviv	$133K	$3.92M	30%	None	3,300
Beverly Hills	$192K	$5.88M	37.1%	None	3,250
Miami	$111K	$3.15M	23.8%	None	3,150
Bal Harbour	$146K	$4.14M	23.8%	None	3,150
Coral Gables	$146K	$4.14M	23.8%	None	3,150
San Francisco	$156K	$4.77M	37.1%	None	3,060
Mykonos	$150K	$3.75M	0%	None	3,050
Naples	$146K	$4.14M	23.8%	None	3,050
Valletta	$92K	$2.29M	0%	None	3,000
Platinum Coast	$122K	$3.06M	0%	None	3,000
Quinta do Lago	$108K	$3.15M	28%	None	3,000
Virgin Gorda	$132K	$3.30M	0%	None	3,000
Marbella	$114K	$3.31M	28%	Yes	3,000
Casa de Campo	$118K	$3.37M	25%	None	3,000
Ibiza	$146K	$4.24M	28%	Yes	3,000
Palm Beach	$153K	$4.34M	23.8%	None	3,000
Providenciales	$174K	$4.34M	0%	None	3,000
Newport Beach	$181K	$5.54M	37.1%	None	3,000
Malibu	$194K	$5.97M	37.1%	None	3,000
Montecito	$194K	$5.97M	37.1%	None	3,000

A year that costs $150K at New York prices, priced at each place's cost level (the Patrician.ch cost index, an editorial index, Zurich = 100), a 4% withdrawal rate, half of each sale counted as gain, taxed at the place's rate on a resident's listed securities. Wealth tax is not in the number. Run your own year.

Your own year

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The FIRE calculator runs all 100 places on your own spending, base, withdrawal rate and saving. On the homepage, the engine ranks every place with sun, safety, schools and tax weighted as you set them.

Questions

The short answers.

Which places on the board get the most sun?

Las Vegas (3,800 hours), Abu Dhabi (3,500 hours), Dubai (3,500 hours), Los Cabos (3,300 hours), Limassol (3,300 hours) and Tel Aviv (3,300 hours).

Hours of sun a year. Sun is a Patrician.ch editorial index.

Which sunny place needs the least capital?

Valletta, at $2.29M.

For a year that costs $150K at New York prices, at a 4% withdrawal rate with half of each sale counted as gain.

Does more sun mean a higher number?

On the board, the median runs higher: $3.75M for the 25 sunniest against $3.41M for all 100.

The table below shows each place, so the cost and the tax that make up each number can be read side by side.

Is this financial advice?

No.

It is arithmetic on published rates and on the settings above. Published comparison research, not tax, legal or financial advice.

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