INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

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).

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LIVE ENDPOINT

https://thesunshinemap.com/api/mcp

No auth detected

Connect to this endpoint to inspect the live schema for find_sunny_destinations and invoke it with your own arguments.

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Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

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.

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