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 SE and Central S 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 64.4 79.2 164.8 132.7 213.1 185.7 133.8 158.3 149.7 71.8 80.2 36.8 --- 510.6 477.8 301.7 1470.5 1911 59.8 75.4 93.2 158.3 219.6 226.0 342.5 249.9 226.6 104.0 61.4 46.6 172.0 471.0 818.5 392.0 1863.2 1912 32.1 47.2 97.8 243.5 177.6 194.2 158.8 105.0 128.0 127.4 35.2 32.4 125.9 518.9 458.0 290.6 1379.3 1913 42.5 69.7 104.0 120.5 210.1 206.7 120.2 152.0 135.6 99.0 73.6 44.4 144.6 434.7 478.9 308.2 1378.3 1914 39.9 84.8 94.8 229.1 205.1 258.9 177.9 200.3 210.0 86.2 72.8 43.9 169.1 529.0 637.1 368.9 1703.7 1915 44.0 84.8 97.3 168.6 224.3 218.5 192.9 169.4 180.2 66.9 83.5 34.0 172.8 490.2 580.8 330.6 1564.5 1916 46.0 74.8 69.8 199.0 192.8 152.8 186.4 179.9 119.0 87.0 61.9 32.5 154.8 461.6 519.1 267.8 1401.8 1917 37.1 62.4 85.4 161.4 206.0 223.1 203.6 154.7 154.4 135.6 52.7 63.9 131.9 452.8 581.3 342.7 1540.1 1918 63.0 68.9 145.6 103.9 239.5 233.6 211.5 186.5 158.5 80.8 73.5 32.8 195.7 489.0 631.7 312.8 1598.1 1919 43.1 57.8 95.7 136.1 247.8 230.1 132.8 238.7 164.3 147.3 49.6 34.5 133.7 479.6 601.7 361.2 1577.9 1920 53.3 78.8 136.3 89.7 210.3 208.0 140.2 164.0 108.5 134.0 72.8 34.6 166.6 436.4 512.2 315.2 1430.6 1921 35.4 76.2 134.4 214.5 230.6 239.2 266.5 173.1 178.0 162.7 72.0 37.7 146.2 579.6 678.8 412.7 1820.4 1922 48.7 93.8 101.8 156.8 282.3 227.0 161.6 135.3 122.5 132.2 56.6 47.7 180.2 540.8 523.9 311.2 1566.2 1923 61.4 57.5 99.8 134.2 170.4 133.0 226.1 247.6 187.6 96.2 95.2 47.4 166.7 404.4 606.6 379.0 1556.3 1924 61.0 59.0 172.7 140.5 200.7 197.3 242.8 159.6 121.9 81.1 52.7 52.6 167.3 513.9 599.7 255.6 1541.7 1925 52.8 75.2 106.0 146.9 211.0 288.9 198.2 155.6 139.2 111.4 90.4 62.5 180.6 463.9 642.7 341.0 1638.2 1926 50.7 46.0 115.8 120.8 168.4 206.0 183.6 208.1 136.5 98.0 42.3 55.8 159.2 405.0 597.7 276.8 1431.9 1927 57.1 52.7 126.1 173.4 238.5 183.4 130.6 173.2 110.9 102.3 54.5 34.2 165.6 538.0 487.1 267.7 1436.8 1928 63.2 104.1 102.1 138.3 175.7 222.3 286.2 201.6 216.5 112.2 63.3 46.5 201.5 416.0 710.0 392.0 1731.9 1929 42.2 68.1 184.4 160.4 250.3 212.4 256.4 193.3 200.9 111.0 76.1 63.4 156.9 595.0 662.1 388.0 1818.9 1930 48.8 69.8 123.3 127.1 157.7 239.0 195.9 223.3 131.3 123.3 68.8 36.0 181.9 408.0 658.2 323.4 1544.1 1931 64.2 73.0 139.1 115.1 169.6 193.2 165.3 149.3 122.8 110.9 61.9 37.4 173.2 423.8 507.9 295.7 1402.0 1932 50.9 71.6 142.2 127.1 121.3 217.9 147.9 201.4 107.4 105.1 44.5 52.9 159.9 390.6 567.2 257.0 1390.2 1933 61.2 81.6 187.6 174.5 176.9 245.0 250.2 255.3 187.2 108.2 60.3 45.9 195.7 539.0 750.5 355.7 1833.9 1934 56.1 93.7 121.5 132.7 226.2 213.0 286.8 193.5 178.6 75.8 37.3 28.3 195.7 480.4 693.3 291.6 1643.4 1935 56.6 60.1 121.7 136.6 186.8 206.1 279.8 202.2 152.3 101.9 55.8 44.5 145.0 445.2 688.1 310.0 1604.3 1936 33.1 87.1 86.9 137.6 203.5 192.3 149.5 190.0 101.1 107.5 46.4 65.0 164.7 428.0 531.8 255.0 1400.1 1937 49.7 61.3 115.6 118.2 181.2 206.5 143.5 208.5 157.4 91.8 70.9 34.4 176.0 415.0 558.6 320.1 1439.1 1938 45.8 77.6 178.5 176.8 162.8 213.4 158.3 167.0 135.3 121.5 54.7 52.3 157.8 518.1 538.7 311.4 1543.9 1939 47.8 105.6 97.5 180.3 213.1 221.1 167.9 181.9 169.5 94.2 40.8 45.6 205.7 491.0 570.9 304.6 1565.4 1940 75.3 27.6 126.8 126.7 239.7 278.7 198.3 209.3 173.4 99.0 77.2 47.9 148.5 493.3 686.3 349.7 1680.2 1941 38.3 66.3 118.1 112.8 161.8 225.6 242.0 177.9 127.1 116.8 44.0 44.0 152.5 392.6 645.5 287.9 1474.6 1942 44.4 42.6 88.2 218.8 210.2 261.5 173.3 159.0 134.1 87.5 69.7 48.3 131.0 517.2 593.8 291.3 1537.6 1943 50.7 87.5 139.3 170.5 249.2 216.9 203.2 204.9 156.4 103.7 70.2 46.3 186.5 559.0 625.1 330.3 1698.8 1944 43.8 69.9 132.0 160.1 246.5 189.0 125.8 219.3 152.2 99.4 55.3 58.7 159.9 538.7 534.1 306.9 1552.0 1945 51.5 65.7 146.2 203.8 198.7 208.4 208.2 167.1 79.6 119.7 49.7 46.2 175.9 548.7 583.8 249.1 1545.0 1946 64.8 68.2 95.9 208.3 192.0 173.9 234.7 165.9 118.7 86.2 49.6 70.2 179.2 496.2 574.5 254.5 1528.4 1947 65.8 26.4 75.4 173.2 188.3 223.1 203.9 281.4 168.0 126.3 71.0 39.8 162.4 436.9 708.4 365.3 1642.5 1948 42.3 82.3 168.2 222.4 252.7 178.5 193.4 155.1 159.9 111.9 78.8 63.5 164.4 643.2 527.0 350.6 1708.9 1949 67.7 122.3 118.2 205.7 233.6 253.4 270.5 226.9 157.0 125.5 76.9 59.0 253.6 557.5 750.8 359.5 1916.9 1950 44.3 72.0 137.9 172.6 192.1 260.8 202.6 190.4 120.6 104.9 62.7 44.7 175.3 502.6 653.7 288.2 1605.6 1951 50.0 65.5 94.7 196.6 165.5 259.5 223.2 172.6 106.6 122.7 67.2 54.9 160.3 456.8 655.3 296.4 1579.0 1952 87.9 83.2 93.5 174.8 220.2 235.4 208.0 188.5 142.6 104.2 66.1 61.4 226.1 488.5 631.9 312.8 1665.8 1953 37.6 69.8 136.8 178.4 229.2 174.1 201.1 233.4 172.8 95.1 49.5 34.3 168.9 544.4 608.7 317.4 1612.1 1954 71.1 60.7 106.1 203.0 167.2 156.6 148.5 145.4 162.2 92.9 58.6 50.6 166.1 476.3 450.5 313.7 1423.0 1955 32.2 85.9 160.4 177.9 216.7 172.5 252.6 204.7 158.0 122.7 54.2 38.8 168.7 555.0 629.7 335.0 1676.6 1956 58.2 76.4 150.2 159.9 250.7 148.4 178.6 171.3 111.9 114.8 71.7 17.6 173.4 560.8 498.3 298.4 1509.6 1957 56.1 74.2 106.2 170.7 215.8 293.5 169.1 174.2 112.9 98.9 67.1 57.0 147.9 492.7 636.8 278.9 1595.8 1958 47.7 45.2 112.2 156.6 197.2 152.3 198.1 125.4 138.4 101.8 51.7 33.7 149.9 465.9 475.9 291.8 1360.3 1959 84.8 66.2 111.5 150.0 232.2 238.9 286.6 234.3 224.4 155.2 61.9 33.4 184.7 493.6 759.9 441.5 1879.4 1960 39.9 87.1 82.4 163.1 180.6 251.4 162.2 164.3 132.9 81.8 73.5 50.8 160.4 426.1 577.8 288.3 1470.0 1961 51.0 65.9 167.5 97.5 231.5 244.4 198.5 175.8 133.6 128.5 64.3 69.9 167.6 496.5 618.7 326.4 1628.4 1962 58.3 77.6 122.9 145.6 165.6 268.7 149.0 176.9 149.0 126.3 35.5 84.7 205.9 434.1 594.7 310.8 1560.1 1963 62.7 77.8 108.7 126.0 198.8 188.2 205.9 154.4 125.7 78.5 60.2 47.9 225.1 433.5 548.4 264.4 1434.7 1964 36.6 57.6 67.7 135.2 196.7 170.2 210.6 207.4 211.3 132.3 54.9 49.9 142.2 399.6 588.2 398.5 1530.5 1965 68.3 42.5 134.0 139.6 185.0 176.4 128.1 185.3 132.6 137.4 87.6 59.0 160.7 458.6 489.7 357.7 1475.8 1966 35.5 32.6 131.6 93.9 224.8 210.6 160.1 192.2 163.6 79.1 56.3 35.8 127.1 450.2 562.9 299.0 1416.0 1967 61.7 86.9 166.9 146.3 188.0 217.8 241.9 179.9 120.0 98.2 76.5 54.2 184.3 501.2 639.6 294.7 1638.3 1968 42.4 74.2 142.5 179.6 174.5 180.9 159.7 127.0 133.2 68.2 47.2 32.9 170.8 496.6 467.6 248.5 1362.2 1969 33.2 72.2 70.7 201.7 166.6 259.7 227.9 164.3 116.6 120.8 79.4 26.7 138.2 439.0 651.9 316.9 1539.7 1970 31.9 107.0 111.7 125.9 212.8 259.3 191.4 188.8 160.0 107.9 60.6 47.1 165.6 450.4 639.5 328.6 1604.4 1971 43.0 75.4 111.3 133.7 230.4 155.0 246.7 143.1 185.6 145.9 100.1 30.9 165.5 475.4 544.7 431.6 1601.0 1972 36.8 40.6 158.8 142.7 170.5 171.1 170.0 195.9 131.7 108.6 78.3 55.5 108.3 471.9 537.0 318.6 1460.5 1973 33.5 77.0 147.8 148.4 175.9 248.8 180.2 197.5 173.4 107.2 90.5 56.9 166.0 472.1 626.5 371.1 1637.1 1974 44.7 66.4 111.5 172.2 216.5 209.2 188.8 202.7 156.3 98.0 49.4 48.5 168.0 500.2 600.7 303.7 1564.2 1975 38.3 85.5 70.5 144.3 165.9 295.2 228.2 233.7 147.5 117.6 81.4 48.6 172.3 380.8 757.0 346.5 1656.9 1976 61.1 39.6 127.1 194.2 221.0 275.0 281.0 282.0 131.5 63.6 55.9 58.3 149.3 542.4 838.0 251.0 1790.4 1977 45.6 82.1 105.1 166.3 220.1 132.6 210.5 146.2 124.5 115.8 92.9 39.9 186.0 491.6 489.3 333.1 1481.7 1978 57.3 53.4 117.2 121.2 201.1 188.7 140.7 183.2 170.0 106.3 76.8 32.4 150.6 439.5 512.5 353.1 1448.2 1979 66.1 53.9 103.8 128.0 209.2 150.1 202.6 177.5 177.6 118.5 70.4 55.4 152.4 441.1 530.2 366.4 1513.1 1980 73.2 55.5 81.1 173.1 229.9 189.1 163.1 175.4 140.2 124.3 66.9 63.2 184.1 484.2 527.6 331.4 1535.1 1981 58.3 75.4 66.4 130.8 127.2 157.5 154.2 213.7 155.8 104.6 48.8 45.7 196.9 324.3 525.3 309.2 1338.3 1982 59.2 50.8 159.2 188.4 217.7 195.0 182.0 180.5 155.6 73.0 62.6 50.4 155.7 565.3 557.5 291.3 1574.6 1983 51.2 87.3 93.7 149.2 149.4 191.9 264.5 231.1 114.1 115.2 52.8 60.2 188.9 392.3 687.5 282.2 1560.7 1984 84.2 73.3 68.2 233.2 145.1 246.9 238.1 192.6 112.2 90.8 65.5 53.8 217.6 446.5 677.6 268.5 1603.8 1985 52.4 87.5 108.8 154.3 177.9 167.0 236.3 195.0 148.8 121.5 83.9 39.5 193.7 441.0 598.3 354.2 1572.9 1986 64.8 70.4 117.6 145.0 192.1 223.0 191.7 165.8 157.7 113.2 76.8 60.9 174.6 454.7 580.5 347.8 1579.0 1987 53.9 69.1 107.9 172.8 198.6 143.0 188.3 177.9 146.9 113.1 54.0 37.9 183.9 479.3 509.2 314.0 1463.4 1988 57.0 121.8 94.3 161.4 208.1 154.6 168.6 188.2 143.8 111.3 91.9 39.2 216.7 463.8 511.4 347.0 1540.2 1989 66.4 91.7 101.6 145.3 300.2 252.9 275.3 260.6 134.9 101.3 104.5 25.8 197.2 547.1 788.7 340.7 1860.4 1990 49.8 93.6 151.5 233.8 278.8 134.1 278.6 253.4 172.7 117.0 78.2 51.6 169.1 664.1 666.1 367.9 1893.1 1991 64.5 61.5 99.4 159.2 144.1 134.3 210.3 251.4 175.6 90.5 54.6 53.4 177.7 402.7 596.0 320.6 1498.7 1992 52.5 65.3 65.9 137.9 267.2 219.9 166.4 151.0 129.0 110.3 58.9 48.1 171.2 471.0 537.4 298.2 1472.4 1993 39.7 53.2 134.1 127.1 184.1 214.5 173.8 218.2 105.7 111.5 70.5 49.4 141.0 445.3 606.5 287.7 1481.7 1994 67.7 68.1 121.2 170.9 158.3 253.3 254.5 182.6 115.4 143.8 37.4 57.1 185.1 450.3 690.4 296.6 1630.2 1995 55.0 72.4 185.0 182.7 240.9 203.6 249.1 291.3 143.1 125.7 74.2 41.3 184.5 608.7 744.0 343.0 1864.4 1996 29.5 93.4 74.7 155.1 184.0 266.4 233.8 221.0 151.5 130.9 96.0 53.3 164.2 413.8 721.2 378.4 1689.6 1997 52.8 57.5 143.9 217.8 252.1 146.9 240.5 188.2 190.3 160.1 62.8 50.4 163.6 613.8 575.6 413.2 1763.1 1998 65.8 104.3 82.0 126.7 231.4 152.1 175.7 257.5 148.6 94.1 89.7 39.3 220.5 440.1 585.2 332.4 1567.1 1999 60.9 87.3 121.3 163.5 186.8 214.0 256.6 187.1 158.9 153.9 81.8 69.7 187.5 471.6 657.7 394.5 1741.8 2000 72.0 100.2 120.8 140.4 195.9 172.4 174.0 214.7 127.7 93.9 72.3 41.5 242.0 457.1 561.2 293.9 1525.9 2001 79.2 82.6 65.8 137.4 222.6 235.1 226.5 199.3 138.9 104.8 87.8 85.8 203.3 425.8 660.9 331.4 1665.8 2002 47.8 83.4 109.7 209.3 198.9 177.5 185.9 186.0 177.7 102.3 61.8 34.1 217.0 518.0 549.4 341.8 1574.5 2003 86.5 96.0 167.0 191.4 200.9 222.6 205.8 239.9 194.5 146.6 75.5 52.4 216.6 559.3 668.3 416.5 1879.0 2004 61.9 73.1 107.7 159.0 205.2 231.0 186.4 200.9 170.7 103.9 53.9 45.4 187.4 471.9 618.3 328.5 1599.2 2005 68.1 71.0 94.8 147.7 222.1 210.3 199.5 239.5 160.1 104.5 93.8 68.6 184.5 464.6 649.2 358.4 1679.9 2006 53.7 67.1 108.6 152.3 165.7 270.0 307.4 179.0 162.1 106.5 100.1 44.3 189.4 426.5 756.4 368.6 1716.7 2007 61.2 68.3 178.1 239.0 178.1 173.0 201.7 217.2 160.6 109.4 86.1 65.1 173.8 595.2 591.9 356.2 1737.9 2008 54.7 134.2 106.6 175.7 201.4 230.6 216.3 127.9 129.9 135.9 47.1 79.0 254.0 483.7 574.8 312.9 1639.5 2009 64.6 64.0 174.4 188.0 224.6 221.4 200.7 195.7 166.8 102.1 67.0 66.2 207.6 587.0 617.8 336.0 1735.6 2010 58.6 58.8 124.6 234.1 203.6 263.1 204.0 136.7 137.5 120.5 56.4 29.7 183.6 562.2 603.9 314.4 1627.6 2011 47.1 42.5 143.7 235.8 233.5 198.9 187.1 164.9 164.2 136.8 56.4 57.7 119.3 613.0 550.8 357.4 1668.5 2012 73.2 83.7 174.5 155.7 191.6 141.3 179.2 188.5 181.1 86.0 73.6 60.9 214.6 521.8 509.0 340.7 1589.3 2013 43.8 68.1 66.8 167.3 192.5 188.2 291.5 214.4 126.4 97.5 78.5 53.9 172.7 426.6 694.1 302.5 1588.9 2014 64.0 97.1 160.2 168.2 202.0 241.7 269.1 199.2 144.6 106.8 58.3 75.0 215.1 530.3 709.9 309.7 1786.1 2015 69.1 79.7 142.3 227.7 195.7 248.0 204.1 148.2 179.1 96.6 29.5 33.5 223.8 565.7 600.3 305.3 1653.6 2016 59.6 89.4 136.0 176.8 214.2 126.9 212.9 234.5 139.2 128.3 84.1 61.7 182.5 526.9 574.3 351.7 1663.6 2017 75.1 54.3 127.8 203.3 194.3 235.9 202.2 197.3 134.3 92.7 84.6 51.8 191.1 525.3 635.4 311.6 1653.5 2018 57.4 119.2 77.2 134.0 261.6 263.6 300.8 190.9 184.1 142.7 76.0 46.0 228.4 472.8 755.3 402.8 1853.6 2019 61.1 122.5 126.3 180.6 211.3 188.8 233.7 228.2 172.5 84.1 59.0 63.0 229.6 518.2 650.6 315.6 1731.0 2020 54.7 75.6 168.9 249.8 327.5 212.7 204.5 186.1 172.1 69.4 60.3 48.6 193.3 746.2 603.3 301.8 1830.2 2021 34.6 68.7 116.5 222.8 166.1 188.4 206.7 137.1 150.5 98.7 74.7 29.1 152.0 505.4 532.3 324.0 1494.2 2022 72.8 92.0 162.0 189.4 186.9 242.1 252.8 245.2 130.5 132.8 71.6 54.7 193.9 538.2 740.1 334.9 1832.7 2023 72.3 84.8 60.6 158.6 230.1 279.4 169.6 183.5 175.2 117.2 82.7 20.8 211.9 449.3 632.5 375.1 1634.8 2024 80.1 49.3 150.1