# Sunshine Atlas (remote · sunshineatlas.com)

Where is it sunny? Monthly sunshine scores, temps, rain, UV and sea temp for 3,833 destinations.

- Trust score: 66/100 (medium)
- Change this week: +2
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-08-03

## Components

- remote · `sunshineatlas.com`: 66/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.1.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-08-03.

- **Endpoint Security**: 57/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation not fully verified: no authorisation is required to call this server, and 3 tool(s) never declared a destructiveHint. The MCP spec treats an absent hint as destructive by default, so we cannot call this surface safe.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 71/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Context-footprint check failed: tool/resource definitions use about 686 tokens (~228/item across 3 items; 3 tools + 0 resources), over budget; trim descriptions and params.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 27/100
  - Stability observed for 8 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas]
url = "https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas --url https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas:
    url: "https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp"
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-08-03 (score 66, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 23 to 27. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 7 days of observed history at the previous scan, 8 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-08-01 (score 65, −2)

- [security regression] HSTS header: pass → fail
- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] The server changed its declared name: Sunshine Atlas → Sunshine Map
- [security] Tool “find_sunny_destinations” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads

### 2026-07-31 (score 67, +1)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-30 (score 66, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 10 to 13. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 3 days of observed history at the previous scan, 4 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-29 (score 65, 0)

- [security] The server rewrote its instructions, which are the text every model session reads
- [security] Tool “compare_destinations” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “find_sunny_destinations” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [security] Tool “get_destination_climate” rewrote its description, which is the text the model reads
- [functional regression] Schema quality: 186 → 226
- [functional] Server version: 1.0.0 → 1.1.0
- [cosmetic] “find_sunny_destinations” added an optional parameter “max_midday_uv”

### 2026-07-28 (score 65, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 3 to 7. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 1 days of observed history at the previous scan, 2 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-07-27 (score 64, 0)

- [functional] We updated how we score, so this day's move reflects our rubric, not a change to the server

### 2026-07-26 (score 64)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (3)

### `find_sunny_destinations` (~313 tokens)

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). Filter by continent or country, minimum daytime temperature, population, swimmable sea (≥21°C), or a ceiling on the midday UV index. Every result carries that month's temperatures, rain, midday UV (WHO scale) and sea temperature, plus a citable thesunshinemap.com URL.

Input parameters:

- `limit` (integer): How many results (default 10, max 50)
- `max_midday_uv` (number): Only places whose typical midday UV index that month is at or below this (WHO scale: ≤2 low, ≤5 moderate, ≤7 high). For sun-sensitive travellers — "sunny but not fierce".
- `min_day_high_c` (number): Only places at least this warm by day that month, °C
- `min_population` (number): Only places with at least this population (default 0 = include small islands and outposts)
- `month` (required): Month name ("November", "nov") or number 1–12
- `require_swimmable_sea` (boolean): Only coastal places with sea ≥21°C that month
- `where` (string): Optional continent ("Europe", "Asia", "North America", …) or country (name or ISO-2 code) to search within. "Europe" uses the traveler definition and includes the Canary Islands.

### `get_destination_climate` (~120 tokens)

Destination climate & best time to visit

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. Accepts a city name ("Faro"), "city, country" ("Nice, France") or IATA airport code ("FAO").

Input parameters:

- `destination` (string, required): City name, "city, country", or 3-letter IATA airport code

### `compare_destinations` (~108 tokens)

Compare destinations

Side-by-side sunshine/climate comparison of 2–5 destinations — overall or for one month ("Algarve or Crete in October?"). Returns each place's Sunshine Score, temperatures, rain, midday UV index and sea temperature, plus a one-line verdict of which is sunnier.

Input parameters:

- `destinations` (array, required): 2–5 destinations (city, "city, country", or IATA code)
- `month`: Optional month to compare in; omit for year-round comparison

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas/api-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-08-03: 66
- 2026-08-02: 65
- 2026-08-01: 65
- 2026-07-31: 67
- 2026-07-30: 66
- 2026-07-29: 65
- 2026-07-28: 65
- 2026-07-27: 64
- 2026-07-26: 64

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp
- Website: https://sunshineatlas.com/mcp/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas/api-mcp/changelog.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas/api-mcp/changelog.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-sunshineatlas-sunshine-atlas/api-mcp