I live in the North Cascades. Its grey most of the winter. Seattle actually has more sun. East of the mountains may be sunny, but its cold, really cold and its snows. If you want consistent sun in winter on the west coast, it can be found in California or Arizona. That is why people leave here in the winter for places like Florida or the above mentioned. The PNW is grey, not all grey all the time, but to a person from Florida it will seem all grey through the winter.