SunnySide: find cooler, sunnier places you can drive to

SunnySide is a free iPhone app for escaping bad weather. Pick a day and how far you will drive, and it ranks real parks, beaches, lakes and trails by how good a day out they would be.

Is the drive worth it?

SunnySide shows the temperature gap up front. "21° cooler" tells you at a glance.

Real places, not map coordinates

Every result is a named park, beach, trail or preserve you can navigate to.

A day-out score, not just the coldest number

It weighs feels-like temperature, hours of sunshine, wind, rain chance and drive time together. A windswept 55° beach is not a good Saturday.

Plan up to seven days ahead

Plan Saturday on a Wednesday. A heat map shows the temperature across everywhere you can reach.

Built for people who live somewhere hot

We built it in California's Central Valley, where summer is relentless and the coast stays mild.

Common questions

Is SunnySide free?

Yes. It is free, with no account and no ads.

Where does the weather data come from?

Apple Weather and Open-Meteo.

Do I have to share my location?

No. Location is optional. Without it, the app starts from a default location and you can search for any city.

Is it only for hot weather?

No. You can look for cooler places or sunnier ones.