Areal values from HadUK-Grid 1km gridded climate data from land surface network Source: Met Office National Climate Information Centre Monthly, seasonal and annual total duration of bright sunshine for England N Areal series, starting in 1910 Last updated 01-Mar-2024 10:46 year jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec win spr sum aut ann 1910 50.1 68.0 124.0 112.2 182.3 173.4 149.1 128.9 107.4 74.6 67.3 27.8 --- 418.6 451.3 249.3 1265.2 1911 39.5 57.7 92.2 113.8 193.2 201.0 252.4 194.1 169.3 75.3 55.0 31.0 125.0 399.2 647.5 299.6 1474.4 1912 29.6 51.0 80.8 195.6 136.5 116.2 106.0 73.3 99.1 84.2 32.9 15.7 111.5 412.8 295.5 216.2 1020.8 1913 18.5 49.2 99.1 104.3 142.4 167.2 116.1 142.9 111.8 77.4 51.6 27.8 83.4 345.8 426.2 240.8 1108.4 1914 25.9 59.2 86.1 210.1 137.8 212.6 135.2 171.7 167.4 65.6 47.1 32.9 112.9 434.0 519.5 280.1 1351.5 1915 29.9 58.5 108.0 158.1 201.4 205.8 155.1 132.1 152.1 58.8 66.0 26.9 121.2 467.5 493.0 276.8 1352.5 1916 38.0 59.5 57.9 152.9 149.4 123.6 145.0 148.0 111.4 67.6 42.1 29.1 124.5 360.2 416.6 221.2 1124.7 1917 17.8 43.1 94.4 110.4 177.0 210.1 201.9 113.2 115.6 103.0 40.1 36.8 90.1 381.8 525.2 258.7 1263.5 1918 42.6 44.1 95.6 126.6 182.9 198.9 181.8 146.7 117.4 70.6 52.4 27.6 123.5 405.2 527.4 240.3 1287.3 1919 32.0 48.4 87.7 111.6 208.0 184.6 136.6 166.6 131.5 106.7 39.4 26.1 108.0 407.3 487.8 277.6 1279.3 1920 42.4 71.8 92.8 85.6 171.7 190.6 107.5 113.6 102.2 98.7 43.8 27.5 140.4 350.1 411.8 244.8 1148.4 1921 24.8 58.0 93.7 178.9 217.1 216.8 194.3 129.1 151.7 107.6 58.3 36.7 110.2 489.6 540.2 317.6 1467.0 1922 34.0 62.2 84.6 151.2 200.0 201.9 132.1 124.7 79.9 99.7 63.1 26.5 133.0 435.8 458.7 242.8 1260.0 1923 45.7 36.8 94.1 129.5 154.1 137.0 161.4 154.9 137.4 87.8 60.5 36.5 108.9 377.7 453.3 285.8 1235.7 1924 37.1 43.1 123.4 127.4 130.0 154.2 157.2 122.6 110.9 85.6 47.0 27.6 116.8 380.8 434.0 243.5 1166.1 1925 35.3 57.5 94.6 139.1 137.0 221.0 175.2 124.9 111.5 84.0 72.6 42.7 120.4 370.7 521.1 268.0 1295.3 1926 28.7 39.5 95.7 106.3 170.5 163.0 162.4 182.3 122.7 103.8 45.4 44.1 110.8 372.5 507.6 272.0 1264.3 1927 31.9 50.5 94.2 139.6 145.6 169.9 128.4 128.7 95.8 85.3 56.2 23.1 126.5 379.5 427.0 237.3 1149.3 1928 41.4 72.4 62.8 125.3 138.9 177.5 217.6 153.4 139.2 90.8 51.9 34.9 136.9 327.0 548.5 281.9 1306.2 1929 31.6 35.2 160.2 146.2 209.3 194.5 177.7 139.9 154.0 101.2 48.9 42.0 101.8 515.7 512.1 304.1 1440.7 1930 45.7 50.3 92.7 92.4 155.1 201.5 140.4 165.0 97.9 102.0 66.7 22.0 137.9 340.1 507.0 266.6 1231.7 1931 54.4 45.8 132.5 112.4 165.8 133.1 114.1 155.2 82.2 122.8 39.3 34.5 122.2 410.7 402.4 244.4 1192.1 1932 56.5 66.6 87.4 129.5 102.4 187.1 119.6 135.1 127.9 79.0 33.5 38.4 157.7 319.2 441.8 240.3 1162.9 1933 39.6 70.3 139.7 111.2 124.3 215.9 197.3 193.5 157.2 76.0 43.5 27.2 148.3 375.2 606.7 276.7 1395.7 1934 54.2 79.8 87.6 115.7 163.0 178.4 232.7 153.1 142.0 76.6 36.7 15.8 161.2 366.2 564.2 255.4 1335.6 1935 41.1 41.9 96.4 132.9 230.3 168.1 229.6 180.1 125.9 69.7 41.9 40.1 98.7 459.6 577.8 237.5 1397.9 1936 38.7 67.6 51.4 168.7 171.6 164.2 126.7 164.3 90.0 93.8 50.5 41.7 146.5 391.7 455.2 234.4 1229.3 1937 31.7 65.2 78.7 81.2 164.9 148.9 119.7 155.8 122.2 65.4 53.4 27.5 138.6 324.8 424.4 241.0 1114.5 1938 41.7 56.5 106.5 146.1 164.4 172.8 129.7 145.3 98.1 87.3 60.8 36.2 125.7 417.0 447.8 246.2 1245.4 1939 37.1 65.0 91.0 160.0 179.0 211.4 134.7 134.6 95.5 93.6 43.3 32.3 138.3 430.0 480.7 232.4 1277.6 1940 45.0 28.5 97.2 104.0 204.0 284.2 148.3 154.8 145.6 64.9 48.7 36.4 105.9 405.3 587.3 259.2 1361.7 1941 31.2 59.0 95.4 93.1 141.1 193.1 180.6 152.7 78.7 87.5 37.0 35.6 126.6 329.6 526.4 203.2 1185.0 1942 21.2 45.5 62.4 202.8 197.0 195.6 169.1 103.0 136.5 80.4 41.4 26.2 102.3 462.2 467.7 258.2 1281.1 1943 35.5 83.7 119.2 149.8 220.4 187.6 204.4 114.9 121.9 86.2 59.7 36.9 145.4 489.3 506.8 267.7 1419.9 1944 31.0 50.5 107.2 127.1 161.8 145.5 92.6 153.3 114.8 81.7 44.4 36.1 118.4 396.0 391.4 241.0 1146.0 1945 48.8 61.5 107.1 173.3 155.2 172.9 169.5 156.3 102.5 85.6 38.1 32.2 146.3 435.6 498.7 226.2 1303.0 1946 34.6 81.3 103.8 156.3 199.2 173.4 161.5 128.0 96.1 66.9 27.5 44.8 148.1 459.3 463.0 190.5 1273.5 1947 36.0 35.1 66.4 134.0 167.6 152.5 145.7 252.1 129.4 86.5 85.0 26.9 115.9 368.0 550.3 300.9 1317.3 1948 32.5 53.7 140.4 162.4 228.4 157.0 161.6 100.9 94.4 80.3 54.7 40.9 113.2 531.2 419.4 229.4 1307.2 1949 45.2 95.6 105.2 142.7 216.5 239.2 188.0 175.7 129.8 83.3 45.7 38.3 181.8 464.4 602.8 258.8 1505.2 1950 25.2 70.8 112.8 137.0 145.7 221.6 174.2 145.8 98.7 90.2 50.3 34.3 134.3 395.6 541.5 239.1 1306.6 1951 40.3 53.7 81.5 169.6 154.5 199.9 170.1 132.4 115.7 97.5 48.9 41.3 128.3 405.6 502.4 262.1 1305.5 1952 58.9 78.2 83.7 148.1 185.3 169.3 158.8 156.9 93.5 98.3 66.6 40.9 178.4 417.0 484.9 258.4 1338.3 1953 36.4 55.1 129.1 155.3 198.6 129.7 164.2 168.2 126.8 83.5 38.9 28.2 132.5 483.0 462.1 249.2 1314.0 1954 41.5 44.9 90.8 153.5 136.3 126.0 125.0 98.0 144.9 73.6 58.8 35.1 114.6 380.6 348.9 277.3 1128.3 1955 34.5 73.4 135.4 153.2 192.7 159.5 260.9 179.1 142.3 111.5 44.7 42.7 142.9 481.2 599.5 298.5 1529.7 1956 48.4 62.1 118.9 150.1 226.7 144.2 140.1 121.0 101.5 107.3 52.3 18.9 153.2 495.7 405.2 261.1 1291.4 1957 38.8 80.5 81.2 143.3 194.9 277.3 118.9 115.3 114.5 81.9 53.2 42.6 138.2 419.4 511.5 249.6 1342.3 1958 50.7 60.7 102.0 139.9 155.2 118.0 159.7 130.1 115.4 93.2 45.6 29.0 153.9 397.1 407.7 254.2 1199.3 1959 76.6 46.6 79.2 140.5 218.3 211.2 205.5 189.8 165.9 122.5 41.7 23.8 152.2 437.9 606.5 330.2 1521.5 1960 33.0 75.2 64.4 146.7 185.7 249.9 135.6 151.1 112.7 53.1 49.9 45.3 132.0 396.7 536.6 215.7 1302.5 1961 38.9 58.4 117.2 90.8 177.2 179.3 128.4 171.2 118.9 100.9 62.4 42.0 142.6 385.1 478.8 282.1 1285.4 1962 57.5 68.5 112.9 156.9 164.9 199.5 112.1 140.3 86.7 91.7 47.2 56.2 168.1 434.7 451.9 225.6 1294.4 1963 56.7 73.8 97.6 109.8 180.4 181.5 169.2 108.9 147.5 85.3 38.6 37.0 186.6 387.8 459.5 271.4 1286.1 1964 49.0 58.7 45.8 109.2 192.5 129.4 160.5 168.5 149.5 99.5 57.4 44.4 144.6 347.5 458.4 306.4 1264.3 1965 58.0 34.0 118.5 151.1 147.3 170.9 102.2 155.4 82.4 95.5 65.7 46.6 136.3 416.9 428.5 243.6 1227.6 1966 26.4 34.3 106.8 89.0 204.5 138.3 167.5 140.3 111.7 74.8 49.5 43.1 107.4 400.4 446.1 236.0 1186.4 1967 60.4 70.8 134.5 108.8 132.4 213.5 176.1 134.8 103.2 95.9 57.2 56.8 174.3 375.7 524.4 256.3 1344.3 1968 35.8 72.0 96.9 176.0 139.2 199.6 111.0 139.1 101.8 56.9 37.3 32.6 164.6 412.1 449.7 196.0 1198.2 1969 27.7 61.1 67.8 165.3 118.8 235.9 195.8 135.8 94.0 90.6 67.1 27.1 121.4 351.9 567.6 251.7 1287.0 1970 29.9 94.9 118.4 134.6 179.1 239.4 136.6 167.6 116.3 96.6 49.7 45.6 151.9 432.0 543.7 262.7 1408.8 1971 32.8 60.9 79.0 108.0 217.3 127.6 211.2 124.9 150.3 113.1 66.9 29.5 139.2 404.3 463.7 330.4 1321.6 1972 36.2 36.1 114.1 115.6 145.0 142.7 159.5 171.6 106.8 89.9 59.3 29.7 101.8 374.6 473.7 256.0 1206.3 1973 33.4 86.7 117.6 144.6 165.1 201.3 138.2 164.2 119.9 76.7 82.7 47.1 149.7 427.3 503.7 279.3 1377.5 1974 48.4 56.1 94.8 141.1 193.0 183.3 144.7 164.1 118.1 73.3 51.1 43.7 151.7 428.9 492.0 242.5 1311.7 1975 36.3 54.1 99.8 119.3 204.9 249.2 173.8 220.9 133.9 90.8 71.9 47.0 134.0 423.9 644.0 296.6 1501.9 1976 43.1 46.6 96.7 123.3 129.1 228.8 250.2 229.3 79.5 65.4 63.2 50.4 136.7 349.1 708.3 208.1 1405.6 1977 47.4 53.2 78.7 155.5 217.5 177.7 176.5 150.0 97.5 90.7 73.1 35.6 151.0 451.7 504.3 261.3 1353.5 1978 44.2 48.9 106.4 101.9 195.7 160.6 143.2 108.3 109.7 78.6 65.3 23.9 128.7 404.0 412.1 253.7 1186.7 1979 51.3 61.4 79.8 110.1 157.7 180.6 154.7 148.9 150.4 90.2 63.7 44.6 136.6 347.6 484.1 304.3 1293.4 1980 44.2 30.3 84.6 162.8 225.6 134.0 130.6 127.4 120.1 96.1 50.3 43.5 119.1 473.0 392.0 266.5 1249.6 1981 44.7 62.7 64.4 135.9 162.1 153.8 149.6 164.1 148.1 122.2 51.1 46.1 151.0 362.4 467.5 321.3 1304.8 1982 52.4 54.6 136.1 167.5 217.7 126.4 163.6 151.9 137.9 59.1 47.0 38.7 153.0 521.3 441.9 244.0 1352.9 1983 48.6 61.1 75.0 122.4 108.7 156.5 197.6 197.1 101.9 97.5 44.0 40.4 148.4 306.2 551.2 243.3 1250.8 1984 53.0 52.4 50.2 200.5 185.3 178.5 226.1 187.9 96.9 93.5 41.6 43.6 145.9 436.0 592.4 232.0 1409.4 1985 37.8 70.9 109.1 106.4 140.8 170.3 153.9 135.5 110.0 93.3 78.3 33.7 152.4 356.3 459.7 281.6 1240.0 1986 52.8 70.7 115.7 112.4 186.7 190.7 147.6 118.7 174.3 112.5 71.3 43.9 157.1 414.8 457.0 358.1 1397.2 1987 50.1 64.6 97.8 140.7 184.6 103.0 156.3 127.0 151.7 90.8 46.6 29.0 158.5 423.0 386.3 289.1 1242.0 1988 45.9 98.7 90.3 112.0 188.7 180.5 133.6 169.3 134.3 92.0 85.6 45.3 173.5 391.1 483.4 311.9 1376.2 1989 56.3 88.3 107.5 124.5 249.5 220.5 246.0 204.0 122.8 84.5 68.2 28.0 189.8 481.5 670.4 275.5 1600.0 1990 51.3 61.5 119.5 185.6 212.3 110.8 235.6 186.2 120.6 79.1 49.4 38.7 140.8 517.4 532.6 249.0 1450.6 1991 65.2 52.8 61.3 144.1 126.0 140.0 177.2 182.7 168.1 75.3 53.2 41.1 156.7 331.5 499.8 296.6 1287.1 1992 52.3 69.0 81.6 113.9 232.4 197.3 158.4 168.8 105.9 78.4 55.7 32.5 162.4 427.9 524.4 240.0 1346.1 1993 38.1 47.2 105.6 110.7 153.3 171.2 149.3 155.1 89.5 92.7 43.6 40.2 117.7 369.6 475.6 225.8 1196.4 1994 54.5 55.4 109.0 164.5 153.6 181.1 197.5 157.1 109.4 93.1 50.7 48.2 150.0 427.1 535.6 253.2 1373.9 1995 49.8 77.0 138.8 170.0 189.2 191.8 209.7 251.8 123.9 113.5 56.6 36.5 175.0 498.0 653.3 293.9 1608.5 1996 15.0 77.0 52.0 107.8 176.1 218.3 203.6 173.3 115.1 101.9 76.8 42.0 128.5 335.9 595.2 293.7 1358.9 1997 45.0 75.3 117.6 126.2 214.5 128.1 206.8 185.9 143.9 110.0 32.1 29.9 162.3 458.3 520.8 286.1 1415.4 1998 41.7 71.9 76.7 117.7 180.0 124.0 141.0 160.1 104.7 102.6 64.1 39.5 143.5 374.4 425.1 271.4 1224.0 1999 57.7 86.5 102.5 145.1 152.0 167.7 208.6 132.5 152.8 102.6 62.9 55.3 183.6 399.6 508.8 318.3 1426.1 2000 67.7 88.7 115.8 129.3 206.4 154.4 140.9 178.8 102.6 91.3 49.4 49.8 211.7 451.4 474.2 243.3 1375.1 2001 69.0 88.2 112.6 120.1 234.2 155.3 175.7 165.7 95.4 102.5 54.2 65.8 206.9 466.9 496.7 252.1 1438.7 2002 39.7 72.6 119.8 184.1 162.0 159.1 145.7 140.4 135.2 89.2 46.6 33.2 178.1 465.9 445.2 271.0 1327.6 2003 61.3 98.3 166.6 193.0 181.0 208.1 167.7 198.5 150.8 125.2 61.0 56.9 192.7 540.6 574.3 337.0 1668.3 2004 41.6 96.9 103.8 113.4 209.8 170.3 158.7 155.4 150.2 86.5 45.8 58.3 195.5 427.0 484.3 282.5 1390.8 2005 46.6 74.6 72.2 149.6 216.3 177.1 163.6 184.8 144.7 55.4 94.5 55.1 179.6 438.1 525.5 294.6 1434.6 2006 44.3 69.5 91.4 168.6 185.1 192.9 285.4 134.9 154.5 86.8 84.4 51.3 168.9 445.1 613.3 325.7 1549.2 2007 64.0 76.5 135.1 203.7 164.4 138.6 164.2 189.7 139.4 111.7 65.1 43.3 191.8 503.1 492.5 316.2 1495.7 2008 39.7 111.5 125.2 127.2 201.1 171.9 172.0 103.0 101.2 117.0 62.0 56.2 194.4 453.5 446.8 280.2 1387.9 2009 51.4 55.4 151.1 159.4 216.2 189.1 172.6 157.9 123.4 83.7 61.7 56.9 163.0 526.8 519.6 268.8 1478.8 2010 55.3 53.1 120.7 170.5 200.5 216.0 129.3 161.3 129.9 108.3 75.1 58.4 165.3 491.7 506.5 313.4 1478.4 2011 55.4 50.3 132.9 215.2 191.4 191.2 180.2 135.0 138.9 93.1 57.9 40.7 164.1 539.5 506.4 290.0 1482.2 2012 65.9 66.1 164.4 109.2 199.8 101.5 134.8 146.5 139.7 102.5 63.9 54.1 172.6 473.4 382.8 306.0 1348.3 2013 37.4 78.9 76.7 162.9 175.2 181.1 248.5 166.0 120.2 73.3 82.3 49.7 170.5 414.7 595.6 275.7 1452.1 2014 42.2 73.2 126.9 129.9 152.5 160.2 231.5 179.9 117.7 84.0 48.2 65.2 165.0 409.3 571.7 250.0 1411.6 2015 64.1 82.6 113.6 216.9 174.6 192.4 170.7 168.7 156.3 84.9 40.9 31.3 211.9 505.2 531.8 282.1 1497.1 2016 33.5 93.0 108.3 158.4 203.4 135.3 169.6 186.8 135.3 99.7 76.7 47.5 157.9 470.2 491.7 311.7 1447.6 2017 57.0 53.3 130.1 167.7 211.5 162.2 173.6 170.8 109.7 77.1 81.8 54.8 157.8 509.3 506.6 268.6 1449.6 2018 51.1 87.0 81.7 121.7 263.0 230.4 245.4 152.8 134.0 114.4 59.0 44.7 193.0 466.5 628.7 307.4 1585.4 2019 60.6 113.8 123.3 188.0 192.2 160.9 178.6 184.4 152.0 91.9 42.4 51.3 219.2 503.5 523.9 286.3 1539.5 2020 54.0 79.1 144.4 225.0 272.6 150.5 133.5 144.3 148.9 68.8 52.4 38.8 184.4 641.9 428.4 270.1 1512.3 2021 46.3 76.6 111.1 232.8 165.6 195.4 197.1 132.5 127.8 86.2 67.2 32.3 161.7 509.5 525.1 281.2 1471.1 2022 86.6 83.6 168.7 184.4 158.1 200.5 184.9 223.6 124.9 117.2 46.0 58.1 202.6 511.1 609.0 288.1 1636.5 2023 77.9 73.8 84.5 158.9 209.8 251.2 145.8 155.0 138.1 73.0 67.7 35.4 209.7 453.2 551.9 278.7 1470.9 2024 58.6 53.2 147.1