UK Sunshine (total hours) Areal Series, starting from 1929 Allowances have been made for topographic, coastal and urban effects where relationships are found to exist. The 30 year averages have been derived from 1km grids, whereas the rest of the values have been derived from 5km grids. Seasons: Winter=Dec-Feb, Spring=Mar-May, Summer=June-Aug, Autumn=Sept-Nov. (Winter: Year refers to Jan/Feb). Data is provisional from February 2008 & Winter 2007/2008. Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC WIN SPR SUM AUT ANN 1929 39.6 51.6 169.6 153.1 211.5 199.3 184.2 141.6 151.7 99.0 55.0 49.3 --- 534.3 525.1 305.7 1505.5 1930 44.8 68.4 104.8 121.9 159.5 215.3 145.0 158.4 105.8 94.9 62.1 29.0 162.6 386.2 518.7 262.7 1309.9 1931 54.2 58.5 132.4 111.4 163.6 147.2 116.4 153.0 101.5 107.9 48.7 31.1 141.7 407.4 416.6 258.1 1226.0 1932 47.6 70.6 105.9 131.1 126.2 196.9 123.7 145.9 109.4 81.9 44.8 40.9 149.2 363.1 466.5 236.1 1224.8 1933 56.2 73.0 144.6 127.2 142.4 207.4 188.8 189.7 159.2 76.0 52.0 35.8 170.1 414.2 585.9 287.2 1452.3 1934 47.5 80.2 107.3 118.3 176.9 195.0 223.0 148.7 143.4 73.3 40.5 21.0 163.5 402.5 566.7 257.2 1375.1 1935 42.8 54.0 110.2 132.7 216.6 167.1 224.7 164.3 125.2 73.8 53.8 43.5 117.7 459.5 556.1 252.9 1408.7 1936 38.2 70.9 65.2 158.7 179.8 183.3 130.9 160.8 99.1 97.9 47.9 41.0 152.5 403.7 475.0 244.9 1273.6 1937 36.0 63.6 103.4 91.6 184.8 164.3 119.4 166.0 131.1 77.0 54.8 33.0 140.5 379.7 449.7 262.9 1224.9 1938 37.9 60.5 115.2 163.8 160.3 170.7 133.3 159.6 107.5 94.1 54.3 43.4 131.4 439.3 463.7 255.9 1300.6 1939 40.7 67.7 94.0 157.5 185.7 214.6 124.5 153.4 124.7 100.9 39.1 33.0 151.8 437.2 492.4 264.7 1335.7 1940 54.4 37.2 105.1 112.3 199.8 263.4 151.5 158.6 142.5 72.4 53.1 34.7 124.6 417.1 573.5 268.0 1384.8 1941 37.9 61.0 104.2 106.3 154.7 190.7 175.1 145.2 98.5 93.5 41.5 33.6 133.5 365.2 511.1 233.4 1242.1 1942 33.9 53.4 77.7 204.7 201.7 192.9 161.1 111.4 125.2 77.3 53.2 30.7 120.9 484.1 465.5 255.7 1323.3 1943 38.9 72.8 120.3 143.6 212.5 183.7 195.1 129.6 121.3 85.8 56.8 37.4 142.4 476.4 508.3 263.9 1397.7 1944 32.1 63.4 115.2 130.2 175.4 146.3 107.2 172.1 122.8 84.0 45.6 41.1 132.8 420.9 425.6 252.4 1235.3 1945 47.7 62.2 109.7 173.8 164.8 171.8 153.9 157.4 91.4 93.3 42.4 34.0 150.9 448.3 483.2 227.1 1302.4 1946 45.8 71.1 100.4 168.9 210.2 158.9 162.1 138.4 96.9 77.7 39.2 50.0 151.0 479.6 459.4 213.8 1319.7 1947 45.6 43.4 79.7 134.7 166.4 156.3 155.8 257.0 124.8 95.1 70.1 28.1 139.0 380.8 569.1 290.0 1357.0 1948 35.1 64.7 145.1 173.8 238.7 149.8 164.6 111.6 115.9 89.0 60.8 47.4 127.8 557.6 426.0 265.7 1396.5 1949 44.9 93.4 113.9 152.5 207.7 243.2 193.8 169.1 137.4 86.7 55.3 39.3 185.6 474.1 606.1 279.3 1537.0 1950 36.3 68.2 114.3 144.1 176.6 210.9 172.0 158.1 102.9 90.9 56.9 37.1 143.8 435.1 541.0 250.7 1368.4 1951 42.2 62.0 86.6 172.4 179.9 214.0 172.5 138.9 109.0 99.4 49.3 44.8 141.2 438.9 525.4 257.7 1371.0 1952 61.5 74.4 94.0 156.8 186.7 171.1 168.2 148.6 112.8 98.9 63.1 44.4 180.7 437.6 487.9 274.8 1380.5 1953 37.6 62.6 132.3 163.5 195.9 152.9 156.3 170.6 124.5 83.2 44.2 33.3 144.6 491.7 479.8 251.9 1357.0 1954 47.1 56.8 101.5 180.3 151.1 138.7 121.6 116.5 139.9 75.3 51.0 36.3 137.2 432.9 376.8 266.2 1216.0 1955 36.5 79.6 139.7 165.8 203.6 159.2 256.1 183.4 140.8 102.2 52.3 38.3 152.4 509.1 598.7 295.4 1557.6 1956 48.6 67.5 129.6 163.6 211.7 162.6 153.3 140.3 91.9 101.0 50.6 19.8 154.4 504.9 456.2 243.5 1340.5 1957 45.4 78.3 81.6 160.1 198.6 264.5 124.7 132.1 107.4 74.7 52.8 47.0 143.5 440.3 521.3 234.8 1367.1 1958 45.9 51.7 104.6 139.8 178.5 134.0 163.2 119.1 119.3 87.2 45.2 31.2 144.6 422.9 416.4 251.7 1219.7 1959 70.1 61.9 96.0 136.0 215.7 209.8 195.4 177.6 173.0 120.7 50.0 28.1 163.1 447.6 582.8 343.6 1534.1 1960 37.4 82.6 75.3 147.7 183.1 233.9 142.4 150.3 124.4 61.6 58.9 47.2 148.1 406.1 526.6 244.9 1344.9 1961 40.2 60.6 119.2 102.0 195.8 186.2 140.8 156.1 117.9 99.4 59.4 47.9 148.0 417.0 483.0 276.8 1325.5 1962 52.4 68.8 112.3 169.5 165.9 209.3 133.4 146.1 98.1 94.8 38.8 52.1 169.1 447.7 488.9 231.8 1341.7 1963 58.7 80.5 102.0 122.8 182.8 180.9 170.2 112.9 128.1 76.5 47.8 40.0 191.3 407.6 463.9 252.4 1303.2 1964 39.1 60.9 65.2 116.8 176.2 147.6 161.5 165.3 152.3 94.8 53.3 39.9 140.1 358.2 474.4 300.4 1273.0 1965 58.4 41.6 118.5 148.6 148.7 159.0 120.7 158.2 92.4 99.0 67.8 44.8 139.9 415.7 437.9 259.3 1257.7 1966 29.1 39.1 108.5 102.6 204.7 141.8 161.6 158.6 120.1 79.8 50.9 34.5 113.0 415.9 461.9 250.7 1231.2 1967 49.5 71.5 131.8 128.0 152.3 208.0 166.8 144.3 107.7 89.4 58.9 47.9 155.5 412.1 519.1 256.0 1356.1 1968 33.7 74.4 105.7 168.4 149.5 190.1 136.6 152.9 107.5 57.2 43.5 30.3 156.0 423.7 479.5 208.1 1249.8 1969 30.7 64.6 81.1 177.7 134.9 231.2 188.0 146.2 99.1 89.4 63.1 28.8 125.6 393.7 565.4 251.6 1334.7 1970 29.0 94.4 112.5 133.5 166.0 232.3 137.3 156.0 116.5 84.9 51.2 41.7 152.1 412.0 525.7 252.6 1355.3 1971 32.7 61.0 87.6 122.7 211.4 142.8 212.2 129.7 152.3 114.7 67.0 27.2 135.4 421.7 484.7 334.0 1361.3 1972 36.2 44.7 122.4 135.2 145.2 148.5 170.3 163.1 122.0 92.0 60.7 35.5 108.1 402.8 481.9 274.7 1275.8 1973 31.2 74.5 126.4 147.9 158.1 193.2 147.7 165.9 128.3 89.4 68.5 41.8 141.2 432.3 506.8 286.2 1372.8 1974 41.0 56.0 100.3 168.9 181.8 191.2 151.3 165.0 122.6 79.5 51.0 37.3 138.8 450.9 507.5 253.1 1345.8 1975 35.0 70.9 98.4 124.2 208.8 248.0 182.0 198.3 126.9 96.7 64.2 35.9 143.2 431.3 628.3 287.9 1489.2 1976 42.0 48.8 100.3 145.1 152.2 208.4 225.7 243.4 96.0 65.9 61.4 46.0 126.7 397.6 677.5 223.2 1435.1 1977 45.0 62.3 82.1 151.1 218.8 167.4 186.8 159.1 104.4 89.9 70.2 34.5 153.4 452.1 513.3 264.5 1371.7 1978 46.6 57.7 105.0 112.7 194.6 161.4 136.9 124.2 121.1 81.4 59.0 28.6 138.8 412.3 422.5 261.4 1229.1 1979 51.2 66.1 90.9 120.9 171.2 163.8 150.9 146.0 143.3 89.9 56.3 42.4 145.9 383.0 460.7 289.4 1292.8 1980 49.4 43.8 82.1 163.7 224.5 141.9 131.2 127.1 113.2 94.2 51.5 39.7 135.6 470.3 400.2 258.9 1262.2 1981 41.0 67.3 73.8 150.8 145.9 144.6 137.8 169.1 132.7 102.4 46.1 37.2 147.9 370.5 451.5 281.3 1248.7 1982 45.0 54.3 133.7 162.0 207.4 150.5 172.5 145.9 122.5 65.1 49.7 35.8 136.5 503.0 469.0 237.3 1344.4 1983 39.5 70.7 72.7 135.6 117.0 160.0 211.7 191.7 96.8 92.9 41.7 39.4 145.9 325.2 563.5 231.5 1269.8 1984 52.9 54.1 61.4 203.4 183.2 182.5 215.0 181.6 98.6 87.9 43.5 43.1 146.4 448.1 579.0 229.9 1407.1 1985 46.7 77.1 104.1 122.8 161.2 164.4 157.4 139.8 109.9 95.4 66.1 31.2 166.9 388.2 461.6 271.4 1276.1 1986 46.4 74.3 114.0 127.2 171.2 194.6 146.5 130.6 151.1 101.8 63.0 40.8 151.9 412.5 471.6 316.0 1361.5 1987 45.1 62.8 98.8 139.5 183.1 117.0 146.7 142.1 143.2 95.7 46.4 29.2 148.7 421.3 405.7 285.3 1249.5 1988 46.5 88.2 89.8 129.3 191.8 172.3 131.2 152.8 125.8 88.2 75.4 32.9 164.0 411.0 456.2 289.5 1324.3 1989 51.9 83.2 101.8 131.9 244.5 212.9 246.6 191.2 117.7 80.0 74.6 27.7 167.9 478.1 650.7 272.3 1563.8 1990 46.1 67.3 114.0 188.1 226.6 122.5 241.7 175.8 128.6 85.3 57.4 37.3 141.1 528.6 540.0 271.3 1490.7 1991 58.9 59.7 81.2 147.9 147.2 134.1 168.6 185.4 161.7 75.3 47.6 34.3 155.9 376.4 488.0 284.7 1302.0 1992 46.3 61.9 70.7 111.2 235.9 194.5 143.6 152.1 103.7 84.8 50.5 35.6 142.5 417.8 490.2 239.0 1290.8 1993 32.5 42.7 106.3 112.9 162.1 161.9 146.5 162.4 103.5 97.5 54.3 36.2 110.8 381.3 470.8 255.2 1218.6 1994 51.4 59.6 105.1 154.1 169.0 183.0 193.0 154.8 109.6 101.7 41.3 44.4 147.2 428.1 530.8 252.6 1366.9 1995 43.3 67.1 133.1 157.0 192.7 207.5 209.6 253.9 121.4 105.2 57.9 39.8 154.8 482.8 670.9 284.5 1588.5 1996 21.4 86.2 63.7 121.2 178.5 222.4 193.8 166.0 139.9 92.7 75.0 42.7 147.4 363.3 582.3 307.6 1403.5 1997 41.4 63.5 114.9 141.4 213.2 138.6 196.7 181.1 148.1 115.6 41.0 34.9 147.5 469.4 516.5 304.7 1430.3 1998 44.6 70.4 72.1 127.3 188.1 140.9 135.4 175.5 116.4 98.4 65.5 33.9 149.8 387.5 451.8 280.2 1268.4 1999 50.0 75.5 107.0 147.9 159.0 169.8 209.6 151.2 136.5 104.2 60.7 47.9 159.3 413.9 530.7 301.5 1419.4 2000 57.0 81.6 104.9 135.6 210.0 156.9 155.7 173.8 110.0 88.3 54.1 39.5 186.5 450.5 486.4 252.5 1367.5 2001 66.9 83.5 100.8 135.4 220.1 168.6 160.1 160.3 108.2 88.7 55.3 64.3 189.9 456.3 489.0 252.1 1412.1 2002 37.0 68.1 110.3 171.4 173.1 150.2 140.2 148.7 138.5 86.2 49.5 30.8 169.3 454.7 439.1 274.2 1304.0 2003 59.8 93.4 157.8 181.8 171.0 191.5 158.2 198.0 145.8 120.6 64.5 45.0 184.0 510.5 547.8 330.9 1587.4 2004 42.6 86.9 109.6 124.3 196.7 168.9 153.2 163.0 141.5 83.8 45.5 45.3 174.4 430.7 485.1 270.8 1361.4 2005 47.7 69.2 81.9 147.5 204.9 169.1 163.8 184.2 132.0 73.3 78.5 47.0 162.3 434.3 517.1 283.9 1399.2 2006 45.0 67.9 89.0 164.2 179.6 210.3 253.3 137.9 140.1 86.6 78.6 43.3 160.0 432.8 601.5 305.4 1495.9 2007 51.8 67.4 142.8 203.5 175.1 142.3 160.7 170.1 130.1 101.9 58.8 46.3 162.5 521.5 473.1 290.7 1450.7 2008 39.8 109.0 116.2 156.3 204.0 189.1 169.3 195.0 476.5 MIN 21.4 37.2 61.4 91.6 117.0 117.0 107.2 111.4 91.4 57.2 38.8 19.8 108.1 325.2 376.8 208.1 1216.0 MAX 70.1 109.0 169.6 204.7 244.5 264.5 256.1 257.0 173.0 120.7 78.6 64.3 195.0 557.6 677.5 343.6 1588.5 6190 43.9 65.1 100.6 141.9 179.0 175.9 167.1 158.1 120.2 88.5 58.3 39.3 148.3 421.5 501.1 267.0 1337.9 7100 42.9 63.8 96.3 139.7 183.5 168.3 173.4 165.1 123.1 90.8 56.5 36.3 143.0 419.5 506.8 270.3 1339.7