Koskamo

Sunshine Atlas MCP

A free, read-only Model Context Protocol server that allows AI assistants to query live sunshine data, monthly climate normals, and rankings for 3,833 destinations. It supports finding sunny destinations, retrieving climate cards, and comparing locations based on sunshine scores, temperature, rainfall, UV index, and sea temperature.

Endpoint and access

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Sunshine Atlas MCP logo, by Sunshine AtlasVendor evidenceStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-06Operated by Sunshine Atlas
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

3 tools, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

3 of 3 have a description · 0 of 3 declare behavior hints · 3 of 3 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Passed Official MCP Registry namespace is tied to sunshineatlas.com ·
  • Passed Endpoint is on the registry namespace domain ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Find sunny destinations by month, continent, or specific climate criteria
  • Retrieve 12-month climate cards for specific cities or airports
  • Compare up to 5 destinations side-by-side with climate verdicts

Source and maintenance

Vendor evidenceRegistry 1.1.0

Protocol and capabilities

Server
Sunshine Atlas 1.3.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
3 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {
    "listChanged": true
  }
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

Climate/travel answers from sunshineatlas.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 Atlas and the returned url fields in answers (data is CC BY 4.0).

Tools

3 advertised

find_sunny_destinations — Find sunny destinations
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

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 sunshineatlas.com URL.

find_sunny_destinations input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "month"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "type": "integer",
      "maximum": 50,
      "minimum": 1,
      "description": "How many results (default 10, max 50)"
    },
    "month": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "number"
      ],
      "description": "Month name (\"November\", \"nov\") or number 1–12"
    },
    "where": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "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."
    },
    "max_midday_uv": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "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": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Only places at least this warm by day that month, °C"
    },
    "min_population": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Only places with at least this population (default 0 = include small islands and outposts)"
    },
    "require_swimmable_sea": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Only coastal places with sea ≥21°C that month"
    }
  }
}
get_destination_climate — Destination climate & best time to visit
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

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").

get_destination_climate input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "destination"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "destination": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "City name, \"city, country\", or 3-letter IATA airport code"
    }
  }
}
compare_destinations — Compare destinations
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.

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.

compare_destinations input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "required": [
    "destinations"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "month": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "number"
      ],
      "description": "Optional month to compare in; omit for year-round comparison"
    },
    "destinations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "maxItems": 5,
      "minItems": 2,
      "description": "2–5 destinations (city, \"city, country\", or IATA code)"
    }
  }
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (2 of 2 answered).

  1. 2026-11-06: 1 of 1 checks answered
  2. 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
807 ms
95th percentile latency
807 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 807 ms · metadata changed · 3 tool(s)

Connect from your client

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Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http sunshine-atlas-mcp https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add sunshine-atlas-mcp --url https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable sunshine-atlas-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sunshine-atlas-mcp": {
      "url": "https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sunshine-atlas-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start sunshine-atlas-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "sunshine-atlas-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http sunshine-atlas-mcp https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "sunshine-atlas-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://sunshineatlas.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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