The 10 Sunniest Places to Retire

These cities get more sunshine than any other places in the country

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Some retirees spend part of the year in these sunny places, then relocate to cooler climates in the summer. Jim Loaris, 65, moves to Yuma, Ariz., each winter between November and March and returns to Washington state each summer. "We like Yuma because it is extremely sunny and it is around the Colorado River," says Loaris. "When we go up north in the summertime, we have to get used to cold weather."

Check out the 10 sunniest places to retire.

1.Yuma, Ariz.

2. Redding, Calif.

3.Las Vegas

3.Phoenix

3.Tucson, Ariz.

6. El Paso, Texas

7. Fresno, Calif.

7. Reno, Nev.

9. Flagstaff, Ariz.

9. Sacramento, Calif.

Source: National Climatic Data Center

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What about New Mexico. Lots of sun, and northern New Mexico has four seasons.

Santa Fe Voice of NM 6:04PM March 27, 2013

Who writes this nonsense. I have worked as a flight attendant all my life and traveled extensively nationally and internationally and your recomendations are the worst ugliest and most avoided by any crew member. We don't want to stay there even when getting paid to do so. As crew that travels all over the world we see the the nice, the bad and the ugly. Believe me this are all bad and ugly.

Otoniel Yanes of FL 5:59PM March 11, 2013

You guys left out coastal Georgia; cant be beat for weather and sunshine. Try St Simons Island which is halfway between Jax,Fla and Savannah and averages 8 degrees warmer in winter than Hilton Hd, SC.

dave of GA 6:10PM February 20, 2013