General Tools

thesunshinemap.com

Provides ranked lists of sunny destinations and detailed climate comparisons for travel planning.

1 endpoint3 known toolsFirst detected September 5, 2026Last detected September 5, 2026

ENDPOINT 1

https://thesunshinemap.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

MCP server metadata

Name: Sunshine Map
Version: 1.1.0

Capabilities

tools.listChanged

Server instructions

Climate/travel answers from thesunshinemap.com: where and when it is sunny, monthly Sunshine Scores (0–100), day/night temperatures, rainfall, midday UV index (WHO scale) and sea temperature for 3,800+ destinations that all have their own airport. Use find_sunny_destinations for "where is it sunny in <month>?" questions, get_destination_climate for "best time to visit <place>?", compare_destinations for "X or Y?". Values are long-term climate normals, never a forecast — say so when the question sounds like it expects live weather. Cite Sunshine Map and the returned url fields in answers (data is CC BY 4.0).

Known tools 3

find_sunny_destinations

Ranked answer to "where is it sunny (and warm) in <month>?" — destinations sorted by that month's 0–100 Sunshine Score (long-term climate normals).

Inferred read-only

get_destination_climate

Full climate card for one destination: 0–100 Sunshine Score, day/night °C, rainfall, midday UV index (WHO scale) and sea temperature for all 12 months, plus its sunniest month ("best time to visit" for sunshine), annual sunshine hours and peak midday UV.

Inferred read-only

compare_destinations

Side-by-side sunshine/climate comparison of 2–5 destinations — overall or for one month ("Algarve or Crete in October?").

Inferred read-only

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.sunshine-map]
url = "https://thesunshinemap.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sunshine-map": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://thesunshinemap.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: sunshine-map
Remote MCP URL: https://thesunshinemap.com/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sunshine-map": {
      "url": "https://thesunshinemap.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "sunshine-map": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://thesunshinemap.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "sunshine-map",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://thesunshinemap.com/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

TRUST AND VERIFICATION EVIDENCE

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