Hours of Sunshine are what count

Hi -

I've finally figured it out.  It's not how much rain a city or area gets, but instead how many hours of sunshine it gets.  For example, Vancouver is a microclimate, which means the amount of sunshine and rain varies considerably, but in general Vancouver gets 1928 hours of sunshine a year.  Buenos Aires, one of our favourite cities, gets around 2533 hours of sunshine.   They both get quite a lot of rain, around 50 or 60 inches, but the difference in how it feels is amazing.  In Buenos Aires it's generally quite sunny, even though it may be slightly cold.  When it gets ready to rain, the skies become very, very dark and then it pours, but afterwards it's sunny again.  It's so much more positive when the sun is shining.    Here are a few other  cities and their sunshine hours

Victoria 2,223

Denmark 1,496.