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 and 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 58.0 77.0 145.8 123.7 199.5 177.9 146.9 141.6 124.8 72.1 72.4 30.7 --- 469.1 466.4 269.4 1370.5 1911 52.5 63.8 92.0 138.2 207.6 211.2 292.0 219.1 188.2 91.1 60.1 42.0 146.9 437.9 722.2 339.4 1657.7 1912 36.0 51.3 87.2 216.5 151.4 155.0 132.4 89.1 114.1 106.3 35.6 24.1 129.3 455.1 376.5 256.1 1199.1 1913 33.4 61.0 102.7 111.0 173.7 188.7 124.3 152.3 117.5 91.2 66.3 36.2 118.5 387.4 465.3 275.1 1258.3 1914 32.9 68.9 90.2 222.6 171.2 228.9 154.2 184.8 184.0 75.4 57.5 41.8 138.0 484.0 567.9 316.8 1512.3 1915 38.0 73.2 105.0 156.8 216.4 212.3 170.2 153.9 166.2 65.0 77.8 30.7 153.0 478.2 536.4 308.9 1465.5 1916 43.6 65.5 65.1 181.3 166.6 140.7 169.3 165.9 110.8 77.3 52.0 35.5 139.7 413.0 476.0 240.1 1273.6 1917 27.3 52.2 92.7 139.4 194.9 213.7 205.8 134.1 130.6 118.3 46.6 51.2 115.0 427.0 553.5 295.5 1406.7 1918 52.7 55.7 119.1 123.6 211.1 220.0 202.3 163.0 132.1 74.3 66.6 32.3 159.6 453.9 585.4 273.0 1453.0 1919 41.9 54.6 94.4 127.3 223.3 205.6 144.3 199.9 144.3 128.7 47.1 33.7 128.8 445.1 549.8 320.0 1445.2 1920 48.3 75.7 114.0 85.4 189.8 194.8 125.1 134.3 107.7 113.1 58.0 35.2 157.7 389.3 454.3 278.8 1281.5 1921 31.0 68.2 110.4 198.9 227.8 229.2 234.1 149.1 162.6 131.3 59.6 38.1 134.4 537.1 612.4 353.5 1640.3 1922 41.1 78.0 98.3 158.7 236.1 211.2 148.7 127.0 104.6 116.8 58.3 36.6 157.1 493.1 486.9 279.8 1415.5 1923 51.4 51.5 94.4 128.8 164.2 135.7 182.1 199.0 154.9 89.3 81.9 42.0 139.5 387.4 516.9 326.1 1375.3 1924 48.7 52.1 147.4 139.9 155.1 167.8 195.7 139.2 112.5 84.1 48.9 40.8 142.9 442.3 502.7 245.6 1332.2 1925 41.3 67.3 97.5 148.6 168.0 262.5 183.3 139.7 124.4 93.5 83.7 51.5 149.3 414.1 585.5 301.5 1461.0 1926 39.7 41.8 98.8 117.9 169.5 191.0 172.0 188.6 121.6 100.6 48.0 46.6 133.0 386.2 551.5 270.3 1336.2 1927 44.9 53.4 110.3 154.4 185.0 173.6 128.1 153.2 102.0 95.4 56.6 26.5 144.9 449.7 454.9 253.9 1283.3 1928 54.4 83.1 81.4 133.1 157.4 192.5 240.8 174.9 173.9 103.9 57.2 40.3 164.0 371.9 608.2 335.0 1493.0 1929 39.6 51.0 176.2 153.9 226.7 209.0 211.2 162.6 178.4 105.7 60.0 56.2 131.0 556.8 582.8 344.2 1630.6 1930 48.9 59.1 105.9 112.8 148.7 219.8 163.1 186.3 114.9 109.1 66.7 29.3 164.3 367.4 569.2 290.6 1364.6 1931 59.9 59.0 137.8 109.0 162.5 159.6 134.4 154.3 100.1 118.1 53.4 37.1 148.2 409.4 448.3 271.7 1285.3 1932 50.7 67.3 118.9 125.4 108.4 204.8 128.6 161.8 118.1 89.2 42.3 46.2 155.1 352.7 495.3 249.6 1261.9 1933 61.1 81.4 160.5 142.3 151.1 218.0 218.7 217.8 169.2 87.3 55.2 40.5 188.7 453.9 654.5 311.7 1603.1 1934 55.4 91.9 105.8 123.4 192.8 197.2 253.2 171.8 153.1 78.1 36.6 23.7 187.7 422.0 622.2 267.8 1482.8 1935 47.9 52.3 112.0 138.5 210.9 184.6 248.4 191.6 136.4 85.8 55.1 43.8 123.9 461.4 624.6 277.3 1507.4 1936 38.9 74.0 67.8 156.1 181.0 168.3 133.0 177.5 100.0 101.8 49.9 50.5 156.7 404.9 478.8 251.7 1298.8 1937 39.0 60.3 99.6 98.2 178.2 170.7 124.7 184.5 141.0 79.5 60.8 32.7 149.7 375.9 479.9 281.3 1269.0 1938 42.1 63.1 138.5 171.7 159.9 188.4 139.6 149.1 113.0 102.6 63.3 45.2 137.9 470.0 477.0 278.9 1376.4 1939 39.6 82.3 88.7 170.2 193.3 217.5 141.1 158.7 133.7 98.1 41.0 39.1 167.1 452.2 517.3 272.9 1403.5 1940 64.1 29.6 113.5 115.7 215.4 277.6 175.2 182.5 163.9 82.6 61.6 39.4 132.8 444.7 635.2 308.2 1521.1 1941 37.3 64.4 104.1 107.9 153.0 204.2 208.9 164.0 102.8 102.0 41.5 38.0 141.2 365.0 577.1 246.2 1328.1 1942 37.0 49.7 75.4 206.3 199.6 227.2 172.8 130.1 134.7 84.3 52.5 34.3 124.8 481.2 530.1 271.5 1403.8 1943 42.9 82.9 130.3 161.3 231.9 197.4 204.4 150.4 135.0 98.4 64.5 43.2 160.0 523.5 552.2 297.8 1542.5 1944 37.7 61.2 127.0 144.1 206.7 161.5 111.0 186.9 134.1 92.5 44.6 49.4 142.1 477.8 459.4 271.2 1356.8 1945 50.9 64.6 126.9 189.8 169.0 183.5 172.8 158.8 89.8 99.2 42.6 37.7 164.9 485.7 515.1 231.7 1385.6 1946 49.1 71.5 106.4 183.6 193.4 167.6 191.3 139.4 104.2 76.6 38.5 58.0 158.3 483.4 498.3 219.3 1379.7 1947 50.8 30.7 69.9 148.9 173.1 179.2 163.9 268.9 143.2 106.1 74.8 31.8 139.5 391.9 612.0 324.1 1441.3 1948 38.6 68.8 158.7 191.0 246.7 158.5 172.3 126.1 123.4 91.3 64.4 54.0 139.1 596.4 456.9 279.2 1493.8 1949 52.9 106.1 114.9 166.2 222.3 246.9 224.5 199.2 144.2 99.5 59.8 47.1 213.0 503.4 670.6 303.6 1683.7 1950 36.2 64.0 122.5 153.2 171.6 238.6 181.9 165.7 108.8 96.9 55.2 40.1 147.3 447.2 586.2 260.9 1434.6 1951 43.5 63.6 87.2 184.1 161.8 226.0 197.7 151.8 106.2 109.5 57.4 50.5 147.1 433.1 575.6 273.1 1439.4 1952 72.1 80.8 89.4 158.7 199.5 190.8 175.0 169.4 119.1 103.1 66.5 51.7 203.5 447.6 535.2 288.8 1476.2 1953 38.5 62.2 133.9 170.2 209.8 147.8 186.8 196.1 143.8 89.5 47.2 31.9 152.3 513.9 530.8 280.5 1457.8 1954 54.5 60.0 98.9 182.6 149.9 140.9 129.5 122.2 156.5 80.7 55.1 45.0 146.4 431.5 392.6 292.3 1275.9 1955 34.8 79.2 151.5 163.7 199.3 155.4 265.9 195.0 152.2 117.7 54.9 41.3 159.0 514.5 616.3 324.8 1610.9 1956 53.9 73.5 136.0 161.7 236.4 153.1 158.8 148.5 96.8 109.1 56.4 20.4 168.7 534.1 460.5 262.3 1404.7 1957 46.8 79.3 92.9 156.5 206.5 285.2 139.6 141.5 109.8 83.9 61.5 51.1 146.4 455.9 566.3 255.2 1454.6 1958 50.0 54.6 108.0 146.3 176.3 139.2 170.4 125.4 122.1 92.7 45.4 31.2 155.7 430.5 435.0 260.2 1261.6 1959 76.4 60.7 94.7 144.9 223.3 229.3 236.8 206.4 192.4 134.4 51.4 31.2 168.3 462.9 672.5 378.2 1681.8 1960 36.0 76.8 71.8 159.8 182.4 255.0 148.9 156.5 123.0 66.3 61.5 50.9 144.1 414.0 560.5 250.7 1388.9 1961 40.1 59.8 139.1 97.0 205.8 216.0 166.5 174.2 126.1 110.3 63.2 56.4 150.7 442.0 556.6 299.6 1454.5 1962 59.3 70.7 117.9 154.3 165.5 236.5 132.5 152.6 114.3 107.6 42.7 65.7 186.4 437.7 521.6 264.6 1419.6 1963 64.2 75.9 101.7 116.9 185.0 191.4 179.2 125.8 136.0 79.5 52.2 46.1 205.9 403.5 496.4 267.8 1354.0 1964 42.4 58.5 61.9 119.9 188.7 144.5 181.3 187.8 176.5 110.0 58.2 46.8 147.0 370.5 513.6 344.6 1376.4 1965 65.4 37.4 127.2 147.4 162.2 175.8 116.2 172.1 105.1 110.4 73.8 53.0 149.5 436.7 464.1 289.2 1345.9 1966 32.3 36.8 116.0 92.1 217.2 165.0 163.4 169.5 141.2 84.4 52.3 38.9 122.2 425.3 497.8 277.9 1309.0 1967 58.5 78.4 152.9 123.0 157.9 214.0 198.0 155.3 116.3 91.9 66.1 55.8 175.9 433.8 567.2 274.3 1468.0 1968 37.0 67.9 118.8 172.6 152.2 189.0 146.2 137.3 115.0 59.3 42.9 34.0 160.7 443.5 472.4 217.2 1272.1 1969 32.6 64.1 72.2 186.6 139.8 250.3 209.0 146.1 100.0 100.8 72.1 29.9 130.7 398.6 605.4 272.9 1403.5 1970 31.2 97.2 110.4 129.8 190.2 239.0 159.6 168.4 134.6 96.3 54.0 47.7 158.2 430.4 567.0 284.9 1458.4 1971 36.1 65.8 91.3 117.7 223.5 138.0 233.5 132.2 166.1 127.7 81.9 30.3 149.6 432.5 503.7 375.7 1444.1 1972 39.6 40.5 133.5 134.6 152.2 146.2 164.3 182.0 122.5 91.8 69.8 39.7 110.5 420.3 492.5 284.1 1316.7 1973 33.7 76.8 133.5 153.6 167.1 221.9 156.2 177.0 141.6 89.0 81.6 51.1 150.2 454.1 555.2 312.2 1483.1 1974 47.9 60.9 99.9 153.8 195.2 192.4 159.6 181.2 131.0 84.9 51.7 44.1 159.9 448.9 533.2 267.5 1402.5 1975 36.8 65.0 87.8 128.0 195.2 268.1 201.3 219.5 142.2 107.7 73.2 40.7 145.9 411.0 688.8 323.1 1565.5 1976 48.2 48.6 106.5 153.9 165.7 244.5 252.4 251.7 101.2 63.9 62.8 53.2 137.5 426.2 748.6 227.9 1552.6 1977 45.9 62.1 85.7 158.0 226.0 155.7 193.3 149.6 110.4 100.9 81.4 38.8 161.1 469.6 498.5 292.7 1407.6 1978 50.0 51.4 114.0 113.4 199.1 165.1 140.0 142.1 142.2 85.9 68.8 32.6 140.2 426.4 447.1 296.9 1304.4 1979 58.6 58.6 85.5 125.4 178.2 166.8 177.5 161.8 157.7 101.4 62.8 50.6 149.7 389.1 506.1 321.9 1384.9 1980 59.7 43.3 81.8 168.2 223.8 155.6 146.7 141.3 130.6 105.4 58.5 51.5 153.7 473.7 443.5 294.6 1366.3 1981 46.8 67.1 64.1 131.4 137.3 150.3 149.7 185.7 149.9 109.1 48.9 43.0 165.4 332.8 485.8 308.0 1283.5 1982 52.0 51.4 143.7 173.7 214.6 153.1 167.0 156.9 139.5 67.4 56.1 40.7 146.5 532.0 476.9 263.0 1416.1 1983 46.5 72.9 79.3 137.7 123.3 166.6 232.3 215.2 105.9 106.3 43.3 50.9 160.2 340.3 614.1 255.5 1380.2 1984 65.0 58.9 58.9 218.0 167.2 206.4 239.0 191.6 107.5 94.8 49.1 52.4 174.8 444.0 636.9 251.4 1508.6 1985 48.7 77.6 108.7 127.7 161.6 166.2 189.5 156.2 126.7 99.5 78.4 35.6 178.6 398.0 511.8 304.5 1376.3 1986 55.4 73.5 115.6 127.9 186.4 199.3 163.3 132.1 164.8 108.4 73.1 50.8 164.4 430.0 494.7 346.2 1450.5 1987 51.9 64.0 98.1 154.3 188.2 116.2 168.3 151.9 145.0 102.9 49.8 31.5 166.8 440.6 436.4 297.8 1322.2 1988 51.4 105.7 91.0 133.3 193.1 168.1 142.4 173.7 137.2 98.7 86.0 38.9 188.6 417.4 484.3 321.9 1419.5 1989 61.5 90.0 101.3 134.4 265.5 231.8 260.8 232.0 126.0 86.6 83.3 26.4 190.4 501.2 724.6 295.9 1699.6 1990 53.2 74.8 134.2 204.6 245.2 121.4 262.4 211.2 145.3 96.1 61.3 44.3 154.4 584.0 595.0 302.7 1654.1 1991 66.6 58.6 83.7 148.3 141.3 134.8 185.1 208.0 172.5 81.8 51.1 42.6 169.5 373.2 528.0 305.3 1374.3 1992 51.0 63.7 73.3 123.7 247.5 207.9 158.1 160.5 112.9 90.6 55.8 41.7 157.3 444.5 526.4 259.4 1386.8 1993 36.3 47.3 112.2 115.1 172.0 192.2 168.2 183.5 101.3 107.0 56.3 42.3 125.4 399.4 543.8 264.6 1333.8 1994 63.1 62.8 113.0 165.5 149.7 208.0 219.4 168.1 109.1 115.4 42.5 52.2 168.2 428.3 595.5 267.0 1468.9 1995 49.5 70.2 156.3 174.6 206.6 199.9 225.2 269.0 131.5 120.3 66.6 40.6 171.9 537.5 694.1 318.3 1710.2 1996 20.7 86.7 62.9 131.5 179.2 238.5 220.5 189.9 136.9 107.6 82.8 49.5 148.0 373.5 648.9 327.2 1506.6 1997 47.0 65.2 126.0 164.5 233.4 131.9 221.5 183.4 154.4 128.1 46.9 41.5 161.7 523.9 536.8 329.4 1543.8 1998 51.4 88.9 76.8 122.4 203.8 138.6 150.3 204.1 119.5 96.9 72.4 39.1 181.8 403.1 493.1 288.8 1364.3 1999 58.6 79.3 105.9 154.2 160.2 187.8 233.1 153.1 154.9 122.9 71.1 57.3 177.1 420.3 574.0 348.8 1538.4 2000 66.5 93.6 117.8 138.2 194.2 164.0 158.4 190.5 114.3 89.8 57.4 45.6 217.3 450.2 512.9 261.5 1430.2 2001 74.1 86.3 89.5 133.7 226.5 191.9 189.7 176.8 113.4 103.4 66.3 75.1 206.0 449.6 558.5 283.1 1526.7 2002 41.2 75.1 112.4 188.6 178.7 162.9 162.8 157.3 153.8 93.3 54.8 34.1 191.3 479.6 483.0 301.9 1414.8 2003 70.7 95.2 165.7 190.7 189.5 208.8 172.9 208.0 167.0 130.1 67.6 52.7 199.9 545.9 589.7 364.7 1718.8 2004 49.2 88.1 107.7 133.1 204.0 197.7 165.0 172.8 155.6 94.5 48.0 52.8 190.0 444.8 535.5 298.1 1468.5 2005 56.0 71.8 79.5 145.9 214.6 187.7 175.8 208.6 149.5 79.6 90.3 56.8 180.5 440.0 572.1 319.4 1516.1 2006 51.9 67.7 96.7 159.4 170.3 226.6 283.7 149.0 155.5 94.1 91.5 44.5 176.4 426.4 659.3 341.1 1591.0 2007 60.0 70.5 153.0 216.7 166.8 148.6 178.7 197.9 147.2 107.1 69.2 50.1 175.0 536.4 525.2 323.5 1565.7 2008 46.1 116.6 117.7 153.1 192.2 198.5 184.3 112.1 113.5 121.7 56.3 67.4 212.8 463.0 494.9 291.5 1479.5 2009 58.2 56.9 154.5 170.5 214.4 200.9 176.9 172.1 142.4 89.1 64.9 61.3 182.5 539.4 549.8 296.4 1562.1 2010 59.7 59.4 124.7 200.5 204.4 238.1 152.1 149.5 133.1 115.1 68.3 48.2 180.5 529.6 539.7 316.5 1553.2 2011 52.1 47.5 137.2 216.8 200.1 196.4 176.8 142.2 145.3 112.2 59.5 47.6 147.8 554.1 515.4 317.0 1533.6 2012 67.2 71.9 165.5 127.6 196.0 118.2 158.7 157.8 153.8 94.6 66.6 54.3 186.7 489.1 434.7 315.0 1432.1 2013 42.8 71.2 79.3 166.8 187.9 183.4 272.6 182.1 121.7 84.6 75.9 52.2 168.3 433.9 638.0 282.2 1520.3 2014 52.4 85.4 138.8 146.4 168.8 205.4 243.3 184.8 134.1 90.4 55.6 69.6 190.0 454.1 633.5 280.2 1575.2 2015 67.0 81.5 126.7 220.1 179.6 221.2 183.5 155.1 168.4 91.4 36.1 33.3 218.2 526.4 559.9 295.9 1564.0 2016 45.8 91.0 123.2 169.2 209.4 131.4 185.6 204.6 133.4 110.5 79.7 50.7 170.1 501.9 521.6 323.6 1534.6 2017 60.1 52.7 120.0 178.9 200.6 184.5 181.1 173.6 116.5 82.5 79.6 52.4 163.5 499.4 539.2 278.7 1482.6 2018 54.1 100.8 80.3 123.7 251.1 244.7 266.2 165.2 150.0 128.3 66.8 40.4 207.3 455.0 676.1 345.1 1671.5 2019 54.0 118.0 125.9 176.9 201.5 161.0 198.5 201.1 162.4 85.6 48.2 55.3 212.3 504.4 560.7 296.2 1588.5 2020 54.6 77.3 154.5 234.3 297.6 178.6 162.9 156.3 163.8 67.4 59.8 43.4 187.2 686.4 497.8 291.0 1650.4 2021 40.8 73.3 111.8 229.1 167.8 191.4 201.4 130.3 138.2 93.0 68.2 29.6 157.6 508.7 523.1 299.4 1475.0 2022 79.0 81.7 167.9 184.3 168.7 219.1 212.6 236.2 123.8 126.5 58.1 58.4 190.2 520.9 667.9 308.5 1716.3 2023 74.6 84.3 73.6 157.6 227.6 257.4 150.6 161.7 152.9 93.2 71.9 28.6 217.3 458.7 569.7 318.0 1534.0 2024 68.7 51.9 149.2