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 SW and S Wales 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 52.7 87.8 157.8 137.6 212.3 177.6 158.4 147.0 145.3 74.9 74.2 34.9 --- 507.6 483.0 294.4 1460.5 1911 61.4 65.6 100.7 149.5 223.5 219.8 315.6 224.3 183.3 103.7 70.7 51.6 161.8 473.7 759.7 357.8 1769.7 1912 44.7 55.5 86.8 204.1 150.2 163.7 139.1 83.0 133.2 107.8 43.1 28.5 151.8 441.1 385.9 284.1 1239.8 1913 36.6 70.9 103.6 105.6 181.2 198.6 164.0 159.9 105.8 100.8 64.3 46.7 136.1 390.4 522.5 270.9 1338.0 1914 32.0 61.1 97.0 229.2 186.1 229.9 160.7 191.4 186.0 86.7 58.4 55.9 139.8 512.3 582.0 331.2 1574.5 1915 50.9 77.8 113.9 140.2 217.6 195.3 183.8 170.2 170.4 72.3 94.5 31.6 184.6 471.7 549.3 337.2 1518.4 1916 40.8 65.6 82.7 204.2 165.6 170.1 212.2 179.6 114.3 71.3 46.1 55.2 137.9 452.5 561.9 231.6 1407.6 1917 44.6 72.5 107.2 177.5 185.9 212.3 194.7 140.5 119.9 109.0 42.6 64.8 172.4 470.6 547.6 271.5 1471.6 1918 58.2 47.2 126.8 146.8 224.8 241.2 227.4 159.5 125.4 82.9 75.7 39.3 170.2 498.4 628.1 283.9 1555.1 1919 57.3 63.5 109.9 155.8 191.4 215.9 193.4 216.4 138.8 140.4 55.5 43.8 160.1 457.1 625.7 334.6 1582.1 1920 50.4 69.6 111.1 91.6 183.5 185.4 130.4 145.1 118.0 102.0 60.5 49.8 163.9 386.2 460.9 280.4 1297.4 1921 28.8 74.5 105.0 224.2 230.6 255.1 248.0 153.3 161.9 134.2 53.9 38.1 153.2 559.8 656.5 350.0 1707.7 1922 45.3 71.5 119.4 171.9 237.1 211.2 165.1 118.3 117.2 120.2 62.4 37.1 154.8 528.4 494.6 299.8 1476.6 1923 51.4 63.9 103.1 121.0 184.9 160.1 165.3 204.4 147.6 91.3 98.1 52.4 152.3 409.1 529.7 337.0 1443.4 1924 47.6 72.4 157.1 151.8 153.7 156.6 194.6 141.2 108.8 76.5 57.5 45.0 172.4 462.6 492.4 242.9 1362.9 1925 35.3 75.7 113.1 169.1 153.3 317.4 183.9 153.8 140.6 99.1 89.0 55.3 156.1 435.5 655.0 328.7 1585.5 1926 42.7 41.9 85.5 143.3 171.8 224.5 180.9 177.6 107.0 94.6 56.5 50.5 139.9 400.6 583.0 258.1 1376.8 1927 46.4 61.0 115.2 155.7 195.9 182.1 129.7 164.5 104.7 107.8 59.6 24.0 157.9 466.9 476.3 272.1 1346.8 1928 59.8 83.5 89.9 148.0 176.8 177.1 229.9 177.9 185.0 107.9 56.1 41.5 167.3 414.8 584.9 349.0 1533.4 1929 55.0 57.1 197.5 171.8 218.5 234.1 227.3 160.3 189.0 99.4 63.6 60.5 153.6 587.9 621.6 352.0 1734.1 1930 46.2 76.1 105.3 142.4 134.0 232.1 175.2 173.4 129.1 93.1 64.4 38.7 182.8 381.7 580.6 286.6 1410.0 1931 72.0 70.0 124.3 109.0 147.4 161.0 136.4 154.7 112.1 114.8 65.5 38.3 180.7 380.7 452.2 292.4 1305.6 1932 42.8 79.3 142.5 133.6 112.9 237.5 129.5 165.2 112.7 102.3 51.0 45.7 160.4 388.9 532.1 265.9 1354.8 1933 82.7 90.0 159.7 157.6 172.7 215.4 218.8 214.1 168.9 92.0 80.9 56.8 218.4 490.0 648.3 341.9 1709.7 1934 56.2 105.7 115.8 130.3 217.0 223.1 261.0 181.8 140.7 72.3 34.4 28.6 218.8 463.1 665.8 247.4 1566.8 1935 56.6 61.9 117.0 145.3 189.6 174.1 239.8 190.5 130.8 83.7 67.7 55.8 147.1 452.0 604.3 282.2 1512.9 1936 40.8 68.2 77.2 158.3 197.2 155.2 129.0 193.9 115.0 107.3 55.4 50.0 164.8 432.7 478.2 277.6 1347.5 1937 34.0 53.4 118.3 114.5 197.7 183.6 127.7 214.3 150.5 96.9 67.5 45.1 137.4 430.4 525.6 314.8 1403.3 1938 40.8 64.5 137.3 216.7 152.6 201.3 131.8 146.0 127.3 100.1 52.9 51.4 150.4 506.6 479.2 280.2 1422.7 1939 39.2 79.0 88.5 187.0 215.0 230.4 123.8 175.7 170.0 116.8 39.6 51.6 169.6 490.5 529.9 326.4 1516.6 1940 79.4 40.1 125.1 123.4 218.1 280.3 188.4 211.9 184.2 92.8 61.5 43.4 171.0 466.7 680.6 338.5 1648.6 1941 53.1 74.8 99.2 138.4 172.4 205.1 217.7 173.8 125.7 110.9 52.8 43.7 171.2 410.0 596.6 289.5 1467.7 1942 57.8 68.9 92.6 180.3 185.2 251.1 180.4 139.7 128.7 82.4 67.0 33.4 170.4 458.2 571.3 278.0 1467.6 1943 40.4 78.4 139.4 176.4 214.8 195.9 195.3 155.7 135.1 111.9 66.0 51.0 152.1 530.6 546.9 313.1 1560.4 1944 33.8 77.4 159.1 155.9 229.6 174.1 110.4 207.7 141.8 106.4 35.4 66.7 162.3 544.6 492.2 283.7 1498.5 1945 69.4 61.3 137.2 209.5 166.2 171.4 154.8 169.6 90.2 111.6 59.3 38.0 197.4 512.9 495.9 261.1 1438.6 1946 57.9 62.6 112.4 195.9 192.6 162.2 193.3 133.1 98.3 78.5 48.1 69.2 158.5 500.8 488.5 224.9 1403.9 1947 54.0 32.8 71.1 148.4 153.6 171.7 160.3 281.9 136.9 118.3 61.0 33.8 156.0 373.2 613.8 316.3 1423.8 1948 38.9 74.4 173.5 200.8 280.0 149.9 171.6 145.5 131.2 96.0 72.4 63.4 147.1 654.3 467.0 299.6 1597.6 1949 56.1 99.5 136.2 161.0 237.3 266.8 254.4 205.1 143.4 95.2 67.4 45.1 219.0 534.6 726.3 306.0 1767.5 1950 45.4 50.6 125.9 166.8 207.2 227.9 178.4 170.0 105.9 89.8 66.1 51.1 141.0 500.0 576.4 261.7 1485.1 1951 43.4 86.5 86.9 197.6 174.4 233.1 222.5 161.7 83.0 114.0 64.5 50.2 181.1 458.9 617.3 261.6 1517.9 1952 74.8 87.4 92.4 158.2 199.6 194.7 170.6 168.8 142.0 99.4 66.8 58.1 212.4 450.2 534.2 308.2 1512.9 1953 49.0 70.4 152.7 191.4 208.2 174.2 204.9 202.0 139.5 109.9 50.7 36.4 177.5 552.3 581.1 300.2 1589.4 1954 60.8 78.9 108.0 225.3 172.0 153.0 125.2 140.6 157.0 71.3 48.0 45.6 176.1 505.3 418.9 276.3 1385.8 1955 37.2 84.3 170.0 178.5 214.6 152.1 293.2 220.4 159.2 121.3 75.1 31.5 167.2 563.1 665.7 355.7 1737.6 1956 55.3 94.7 150.7 188.7 246.1 188.4 174.3 179.6 76.1 111.1 56.1 26.8 181.5 585.5 542.3 243.3 1547.8 1957 47.2 81.0 93.2 172.2 230.3 297.2 158.0 159.9 115.2 81.4 64.0 58.1 155.1 495.7 615.2 260.5 1557.8 1958 50.1 46.3 108.2 147.0 185.2 168.4 164.2 113.8 123.9 92.1 46.1 34.4 154.5 440.5 446.4 262.1 1279.8 1959 75.8 76.0 104.7 145.8 231.2 240.1 238.4 207.5 225.5 123.4 54.3 35.5 186.2 481.6 686.0 403.2 1758.1 1960 44.8 82.3 84.7 181.0 182.5 257.7 163.5 162.5 132.9 77.4 70.6 62.1 162.5 448.2 583.7 280.9 1502.0 1961 37.9 51.2 127.9 113.1 231.6 237.3 201.0 171.6 127.2 98.0 61.5 60.0 151.2 472.6 609.9 286.7 1518.3 1962 51.2 74.0 125.1 169.7 177.1 263.1 154.4 151.1 126.7 125.1 46.7 65.4 185.3 471.9 568.7 298.5 1529.7 1963 78.6 84.9 109.9 121.2 182.1 189.9 169.7 131.9 132.4 65.5 60.8 55.3 228.9 413.2 491.5 258.7 1382.2 1964 35.8 58.8 84.1 128.7 167.3 150.6 183.1 191.9 179.1 104.4 60.2 53.0 149.9 380.0 525.6 343.7 1396.9 1965 67.2 50.1 132.3 171.4 165.2 174.0 139.4 176.1 110.6 117.5 73.7 59.3 170.3 468.9 489.6 301.8 1436.9 1966 35.8 36.3 127.8 98.0 235.1 170.6 180.8 184.5 158.7 103.8 64.4 40.0 131.4 460.9 535.8 326.9 1435.6 1967 52.1 85.2 150.1 135.4 162.4 214.6 181.8 168.2 136.5 76.0 77.1 50.2 177.3 447.9 564.6 289.6 1489.6 1968 31.9 81.1 133.7 164.7 163.9 185.8 200.9 157.2 124.1 48.4 51.1 42.2 163.3 462.3 544.0 223.5 1385.0 1969 37.0 67.2 85.4 201.8 149.3 259.8 205.8 166.9 91.1 105.9 76.2 43.1 146.4 436.4 632.5 273.1 1489.3 1970 39.7 92.6 112.0 132.5 188.1 214.2 172.5 158.3 127.2 89.1 52.1 60.7 175.3 432.6 545.0 268.4 1439.0 1971 35.6 71.6 99.5 138.5 228.3 149.1 268.8 130.8 177.1 128.3 89.3 33.4 167.9 466.3 548.7 394.6 1550.2 1972 44.7 48.7 142.4 170.8 146.3 125.0 176.4 203.8 158.4 87.3 71.5 42.0 126.7 459.5 505.2 317.3 1417.4 1973 28.4 67.4 150.9 176.3 150.7 205.7 170.4 175.4 138.4 91.7 71.1 50.9 137.8 477.9 551.5 301.2 1477.2 1974 40.1 70.3 106.4 173.9 192.5 199.6 149.4 183.1 119.4 92.5 57.7 35.8 161.3 472.8 532.1 269.6 1420.7 1975 36.5 77.0 106.9 144.4 220.1 283.7 212.2 200.4 141.8 115.3 69.8 32.6 149.4 471.4 696.4 326.9 1640.8 1976 42.6 50.4 104.7 180.1 178.1 224.9 234.6 280.7 106.1 72.2 67.1 50.9 125.5 463.0 740.2 245.4 1592.4 1977 50.2 63.7 80.2 160.6 238.7 157.1 210.8 166.9 117.9 98.6 81.0 32.5 164.7 479.5 534.7 297.4 1457.9 1978 65.3 56.0 110.2 136.1 209.5 177.6 131.9 171.7 166.3 86.1 59.0 42.1 153.7 455.8 481.2 311.4 1411.8 1979 70.4 61.5 83.0 152.5 182.7 159.7 204.1 166.1 144.9 98.6 60.1 50.5 174.0 418.2 529.9 303.6 1434.1 1980 67.0 47.3 87.2 185.5 215.0 155.7 157.3 140.5 124.3 95.5 68.1 47.3 164.7 487.7 453.5 287.8 1390.5 1981 47.2 70.6 69.8 138.7 117.4 147.5 145.1 202.8 140.2 82.8 42.7 43.2 165.1 325.9 495.4 265.7 1247.9 1982 41.3 56.3 141.9 191.0 196.2 172.2 162.8 140.0 123.8 66.5 59.7 35.2 140.8 529.0 475.1 250.0 1386.9 1983 34.6 82.6 78.0 153.4 131.6 158.3 261.0 235.8 101.7 100.1 44.0 57.7 152.4 362.9 655.1 245.8 1438.8 1984 55.9 59.4 84.8 233.3 183.0 236.4 263.8 179.7 125.3 86.1 52.5 51.6 173.0 501.1 679.9 263.9 1611.8 1985 67.4 74.4 120.7 141.2 191.4 172.5 194.6 148.9 131.2 92.8 71.3 37.9 193.4 453.3 516.0 295.4 1444.4 1986 44.4 73.8 108.6 144.8 176.0 188.6 156.2 128.8 151.6 92.8 72.4 49.3 156.2 429.4 473.7 316.8 1387.5 1987 54.8 66.5 100.0 166.6 206.1 130.7 187.3 189.7 131.7 100.4 62.9 34.8 170.7 472.7 507.6 295.0 1431.5 1988 55.8 106.3 91.1 161.2 198.9 179.3 132.6 154.4 145.3 98.9 89.6 26.8 197.0 451.2 466.3 333.8 1440.3 1989 61.7 85.1 91.4 157.8 256.4 233.4 279.9 236.8 124.7 75.5 83.5 30.6 173.6 505.7 750.1 283.6 1716.7 1990 44.0 67.7 127.8 211.0 267.2 125.6 289.6 198.1 175.0 84.2 80.2 48.4 142.2 606.1 613.3 339.4 1718.8 1991 62.9 74.3 99.8 149.6 172.2 135.3 158.1 205.1 172.0 83.5 48.3 36.0 185.6 421.5 498.5 303.8 1397.0 1992 57.5 55.7 71.1 128.2 244.9 226.6 150.2 140.5 102.8 94.9 48.6 46.9 149.2 444.1 517.2 246.3 1367.7 1993 30.1 48.2 103.1 119.7 168.6 195.3 176.1 192.4 132.7 123.8 63.7 37.3 125.1 391.4 563.8 320.2 1391.0 1994 62.6 61.4 98.8 163.0 144.6 211.1 208.2 162.2 106.4 133.5 30.4 47.7 161.3 406.3 581.5 270.3 1429.9 1995 39.5 50.8 143.1 172.4 218.8 230.5 211.8 282.4 140.8 105.8 76.8 46.4 138.1 534.3 724.8 323.4 1719.2 1996 26.2 102.9 73.5 136.9 188.8 244.2 231.6 203.9 164.7 86.1 75.3 52.5 175.5 399.2 679.7 326.1 1586.6 1997 49.0 57.5 120.7 198.8 240.2 117.1 234.4 155.5 151.4 119.9 59.7 60.0 159.0 559.6 507.0 330.9 1564.1 1998 61.0 85.8 75.6 132.9 219.7 151.8 142.2 224.2 126.8 96.1 79.3 40.7 206.8 428.1 518.2 302.1 1435.9 1999 55.6 62.6 110.7 155.7 143.8 181.7 238.2 161.8 156.8 123.3 80.9 49.0 158.9 410.3 581.7 361.1 1520.2 2000 58.8 84.5 128.5 146.5 178.6 169.2 191.7 177.1 117.7 89.2 55.6 43.1 192.3 453.6 538.1 262.5 1440.6 2001 70.0 91.7 76.2 148.8 225.4 209.1 189.5 170.8 138.8 98.8 67.9 83.3 204.8 450.5 569.4 305.4 1570.3 2002 35.5 69.8 101.3 176.1 189.8 147.9 165.7 168.2 172.3 92.9 62.9 39.6 188.5 467.2 481.8 328.1 1421.9 2003 80.6 86.7 162.3 193.0 187.6 205.7 148.0 204.7 154.1 112.3 70.3 45.5 207.0 542.9 558.4 336.7 1651.0 2004 51.6 97.5 119.3 139.1 220.3 220.2 157.8 181.5 145.7 96.6 49.0 45.2 194.7 478.8 559.5 291.3 1523.9 2005 53.0 80.7 89.8 153.9 203.5 191.7 188.8 232.1 148.1 85.0 86.5 52.6 178.9 447.2 612.6 319.6 1565.7 2006 63.4 64.8 93.3 165.3 163.7 250.5 265.6 163.5 147.9 86.7 88.1 42.8 180.8 422.3 679.7 322.7 1595.7 2007 50.7 70.0 159.6 220.5 188.6 142.1 179.7 210.0 149.2 108.3 67.2 50.4 163.5 568.6 531.8 324.6 1596.1 2008 40.1 111.7 121.6 183.6 182.8 219.2 169.3 100.8 133.0 112.8 56.8 75.8 202.2 488.0 489.3 302.6 1507.5 2009 63.9 53.4 158.4 172.0 205.6 214.7 156.8 152.5 154.5 89.8 58.7 61.3 193.1 536.1 523.9 302.9 1541.5 2010 70.4 74.5 130.3 216.7 206.4 261.5 145.2 149.4 143.7 126.4 75.1 57.8 206.3 553.4 556.1 345.2 1657.5 2011 57.6 52.8 153.3 218.3 177.6 195.3 173.8 139.5 128.9 95.6 62.8 35.4 168.2 549.1 508.5 287.2 1490.6 2012 58.1 68.7 165.8 136.1 206.5 110.5 166.3 145.2 142.0 91.8 63.3 52.3 162.1 508.5 422.0 297.1 1406.7 2013 44.9 68.7 94.6 161.0 206.7 194.8 297.7 177.1 107.4 88.6 68.8 44.5 165.9 462.3 669.6 264.8 1554.8 2014 46.3 85.3 128.9 156.2 174.4 236.8 246.0 184.3 155.3 82.3 65.7 63.4 176.1 459.5 667.1 303.4 1624.9 2015 61.7 83.9 131.0 223.7 177.9 235.4 176.8 143.3 179.5 98.5 31.8 29.2 208.9 532.6 555.5 309.8 1572.7 2016 50.3 81.4 138.2 175.2 213.6 130.7 166.7 194.7 123.8 123.0 77.8 46.0 160.9 527.0 492.1 324.5 1521.2 2017 64.1 56.8 93.7 185.9 200.4 182.1 175.4 157.8 115.6 83.8 74.2 47.7 166.8 480.0 515.3 273.5 1437.3 2018 52.2 113.7 87.4 127.1 230.0 257.6 260.3 142.0 139.5 128.3 64.1 22.8 213.6 444.6 659.9 331.9 1625.1 2019 43.0 108.8 121.3 163.2 211.8 152.1 218.4 187.2 158.0 79.4 46.6 49.2 174.6 496.2 557.7 283.9 1538.9 2020 53.1 67.4 155.4 228.9 311.1 179.4 184.5 148.6 162.9 71.2 65.4 43.5 169.6 695.5 512.6 299.6 1671.6 2021 38.9 68.4 116.8 243.9 178.2 185.1 215.7 138.4 132.1 97.9 64.6 29.8 150.9 539.0 539.2 294.7 1509.9 2022 58.5 68.2 163.9 177.1 171.5 221.3 219.4 238.4 118.9 117.4 66.4 54.6 156.5 512.4 679.0 302.8 1675.5 2023 66.4 78.8 63.9 142.8 260.7 258.5 140.1 138.0 144.6 93.6 57.4 25.9 199.8 467.4 536.6 295.6 1470.9 2024 67.2 43.6 136.8