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 UK Areal series, starting in 1910 Last updated 01-Mar-2024 10:45 year jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec win spr sum aut ann 1910 50.9 72.2 130.3 122.8 190.5 177.5 148.6 128.8 120.5 74.5 67.0 29.9 --- 443.7 454.9 262.0 1313.5 1911 46.1 60.4 102.0 126.2 208.1 205.1 250.4 201.1 163.2 86.2 56.6 36.7 136.4 436.3 656.5 306.0 1542.1 1912 33.5 53.5 89.7 195.6 153.8 129.7 133.3 80.5 110.8 91.6 33.5 19.4 123.8 439.1 343.5 235.9 1124.8 1913 29.3 52.0 100.9 115.5 161.2 170.9 133.0 144.1 105.2 88.1 58.4 32.0 100.7 377.6 447.9 251.6 1190.5 1914 28.6 59.1 93.7 202.3 157.4 207.3 145.5 172.8 158.7 73.0 51.0 36.6 119.7 453.4 525.6 282.7 1386.0 1915 36.0 65.3 102.7 147.5 212.9 209.7 156.4 135.4 150.4 73.7 69.9 27.1 137.8 463.2 501.5 294.0 1386.9 1916 40.1 66.0 69.1 162.6 156.7 137.4 144.3 154.0 103.8 69.6 44.7 32.1 133.2 388.4 435.6 218.1 1180.3 1917 28.0 54.5 91.1 131.1 172.1 208.3 200.3 126.4 116.2 101.3 41.5 43.8 114.6 394.2 534.9 259.0 1314.5 1918 42.4 50.2 107.1 139.6 184.2 205.1 184.0 138.8 125.1 68.0 62.5 31.6 136.4 430.9 527.9 255.7 1338.7 1919 40.0 56.9 98.9 121.1 210.5 187.3 156.2 183.3 135.4 111.5 48.0 32.2 128.5 430.4 526.7 294.9 1381.1 1920 43.2 68.7 103.9 95.4 176.5 197.6 123.4 127.4 105.3 101.3 50.5 36.2 144.1 375.9 448.4 257.1 1229.5 1921 30.2 62.6 100.1 182.4 208.6 220.8 204.9 138.3 142.5 102.9 55.8 32.9 129.0 491.1 564.0 301.1 1481.9 1922 38.4 65.3 97.8 159.6 209.1 182.7 138.2 122.6 101.4 108.7 53.1 32.4 136.6 466.4 443.5 263.2 1309.3 1923 42.5 46.8 105.6 128.9 158.5 126.7 162.5 164.7 137.5 90.2 71.9 38.0 121.8 393.0 453.9 299.5 1273.8 1924 41.3 50.4 130.7 133.9 146.0 161.4 169.2 118.8 111.5 82.2 46.2 35.5 129.7 410.6 449.4 239.9 1227.1 1925 38.7 60.4 94.3 150.9 150.7 248.2 166.7 135.3 114.5 85.7 78.9 43.8 134.6 395.9 550.1 279.1 1368.0 1926 35.5 41.8 91.0 120.7 172.3 183.2 171.2 173.8 117.0 96.6 50.1 39.6 121.0 384.0 528.3 263.7 1292.9 1927 40.1 56.0 107.3 146.2 178.6 170.7 131.4 146.7 96.9 90.5 55.6 26.9 135.7 432.1 448.8 243.0 1246.7 1928 47.9 76.9 74.6 130.0 160.5 183.8 193.9 154.9 160.0 92.7 53.1 35.5 151.7 365.1 532.6 305.9 1363.9 1929 38.8 50.2 166.9 152.2 211.0 197.8 183.5 139.2 150.2 96.9 54.2 48.6 124.6 530.1 520.4 301.3 1489.5 1930 44.4 66.0 103.4 119.9 157.0 213.8 141.9 157.8 103.6 93.1 61.1 28.2 159.0 380.3 513.5 257.7 1290.2 1931 53.5 57.5 131.1 110.5 160.7 145.7 115.1 151.5 100.0 105.7 48.1 30.8 139.1 402.3 412.3 253.7 1210.0 1932 46.5 69.3 105.1 128.9 126.4 195.7 122.2 146.2 108.1 80.5 44.3 40.6 146.6 360.4 464.1 232.9 1213.8 1933 54.7 72.5 143.0 126.6 142.0 207.4 189.6 190.3 157.6 75.2 51.1 35.0 167.8 411.5 587.3 283.8 1444.8 1934 46.9 79.3 106.0 117.2 175.7 194.6 224.3 146.5 141.6 72.2 40.0 21.0 161.1 398.9 565.4 253.8 1365.3 1935 42.2 53.5 109.4 132.4 215.7 167.1 226.9 162.5 123.9 73.0 53.1 42.6 116.7 457.5 556.5 250.0 1402.2 1936 37.6 69.6 64.7 157.6 178.5 180.3 128.9 159.3 98.0 96.7 47.3 40.8 149.8 400.8 468.5 241.9 1259.1 1937 35.7 62.8 102.4 90.7 183.6 162.2 118.2 166.5 129.7 76.3 54.1 32.4 139.3 376.7 446.9 260.1 1214.8 1938 37.3 59.6 115.1 162.7 158.9 170.4 130.7 156.4 106.7 92.5 53.7 42.1 129.4 436.6 457.4 252.9 1285.9 1939 40.6 67.7 92.5 156.9 183.3 213.7 122.6 150.7 123.6 99.5 38.6 32.8 150.4 432.8 487.0 261.7 1322.6 1940 53.7 36.4 103.7 112.4 199.2 264.4 151.2 159.7 141.3 71.7 52.9 34.4 122.9 415.4 575.3 266.0 1381.2 1941 37.8 60.9 104.0 105.8 153.2 191.9 175.8 144.3 97.6 92.6 41.3 33.0 133.1 363.0 512.0 231.5 1238.3 1942 33.4 53.1 75.8 205.4 201.0 191.4 160.4 110.4 124.2 76.4 52.6 30.3 119.6 482.2 462.2 253.2 1314.4 1943 39.2 72.6 118.9 143.1 213.1 182.3 195.9 128.2 120.4 84.9 56.3 37.2 142.1 475.2 506.4 261.6 1392.2 1944 32.2 61.6 113.3 130.0 175.7 146.8 107.2 172.3 122.1 83.1 45.0 40.4 131.1 419.0 426.3 250.3 1229.8 1945 46.4 61.6 109.4 173.4 164.2 170.9 154.6 156.8 90.5 92.4 41.8 33.8 148.4 447.0 482.3 224.7 1295.8 1946 45.7 70.8 99.8 168.0 208.3 156.6 162.0 135.7 95.8 76.5 38.8 49.8 150.2 476.1 454.3 211.2 1307.8 1947 45.4 43.0 78.7 133.6 165.5 156.1 154.2 259.4 123.7 93.8 69.1 27.5 138.3 377.9 569.7 286.7 1350.2 1948 34.9 64.3 143.8 173.8 237.8 148.0 165.2 109.9 114.8 87.6 60.0 46.8 126.6 555.4 423.1 262.4 1386.9 1949 44.5 92.7 112.9 151.1 206.7 243.1 193.5 168.5 136.0 85.4 54.4 39.0 184.0 470.7 605.1 275.8 1527.8 1950 35.9 67.4 112.4 143.1 175.4 212.2 171.2 156.6 101.9 89.7 55.9 36.5 142.3 430.9 540.0 247.5 1358.2 1951 41.7 61.0 85.9 172.1 178.4 213.1 171.7 136.9 107.8 98.1 48.9 44.3 139.2 436.4 521.7 254.8 1359.8 1952 61.3 73.6 93.3 155.9 185.7 170.4 167.3 147.2 111.6 97.7 62.4 44.0 179.2 434.8 484.9 271.6 1370.3 1953 37.1 61.8 130.9 162.5 195.1 149.4 156.3 170.4 124.0 82.4 44.0 32.8 143.0 488.5 476.1 250.4 1346.7 1954 46.8 56.7 101.1 179.8 150.0 138.4 120.0 114.3 139.0 74.7 50.8 36.1 136.3 430.9 372.7 264.5 1207.7 1955 36.6 78.8 138.5 165.1 201.8 158.0 256.9 181.1 140.1 101.4 52.1 38.1 151.4 505.4 596.0 293.7 1548.5 1956 48.2 67.0 129.5 163.0 210.7 160.8 153.9 136.6 91.3 99.6 49.9 19.5 153.3 503.2 451.3 240.8 1330.0 1957 44.8 77.9 80.8 159.9 197.0 265.1 123.5 130.3 106.5 73.6 52.4 46.2 142.2 437.6 518.9 232.6 1358.0 1958 45.9 51.6 103.7 140.0 177.7 132.1 163.7 118.3 118.2 86.3 44.7 30.5 143.7 421.4 414.0 249.2 1212.7 1959 69.7 61.9 95.0 136.8 214.5 210.6 195.6 177.8 172.2 119.6 49.5 28.1 162.1 446.4 584.0 341.3 1531.3 1960 36.9 81.7 74.3 148.0 182.4 235.8 141.3 147.1 123.4 60.8 58.2 47.0 146.6 404.7 524.2 242.4 1336.9 1961 40.7 60.4 119.1 101.4 196.0 186.9 140.2 155.5 117.0 98.7 60.0 49.1 148.0 416.5 482.6 275.7 1325.0 1962 52.7 68.4 112.8 168.6 165.1 208.6 133.1 145.5 97.6 93.8 39.4 52.9 170.2 446.5 487.2 230.8 1338.5 1963 59.6 80.5 101.3 122.1 181.8 180.1 170.6 112.0 127.7 75.8 48.4 41.4 193.0 405.1 462.7 251.9 1301.3 1964 39.8 60.9 64.9 116.4 174.9 147.5 161.0 165.0 151.5 94.6 54.2 41.0 142.2 356.2 473.4 300.2 1271.5 1965 59.5 41.5 118.6 148.4 148.3 158.7 120.9 157.7 91.9 98.8 68.9 45.7 142.1 415.2 437.3 259.6 1258.9 1966 29.7 39.2 108.1 102.8 204.0 141.4 161.5 158.3 119.2 79.3 51.8 35.2 114.6 414.9 461.2 250.3 1230.5 1967 50.2 71.5 131.7 127.4 151.8 207.3 166.1 143.5 107.4 88.6 59.5 49.0 156.9 410.9 516.9 255.5 1353.9 1968 34.3 74.2 105.5 167.8 148.8 189.2 136.5 151.6 107.1 56.8 44.3 31.5 157.5 422.1 477.3 208.2 1247.6 1969 31.2 64.5 80.8 177.1 134.2 230.8 187.4 145.4 99.1 88.5 64.1 29.6 127.1 392.1 563.6 251.7 1332.5 1970 29.4 94.4 111.8 133.3 165.6 231.7 136.8 155.3 115.9 84.3 51.8 42.9 153.4 410.8 523.8 251.9 1353.2 1971 33.0 60.7 87.4 122.2 210.7 141.9 211.5 128.4 151.6 113.9 67.6 27.9 136.6 420.3 481.9 333.1 1356.9 1972 36.9 44.1 121.6 134.7 144.6 148.2 169.0 162.1 120.9 91.3 61.5 36.5 108.9 400.9 479.3 273.7 1271.4 1973 31.7 74.4 125.8 147.1 157.4 192.3 146.6 164.3 127.4 88.4 69.2 42.7 142.7 430.3 503.3 285.0 1367.4 1974 41.4 55.5 100.0 167.2 180.9 190.0 150.3 164.0 122.2 78.8 51.4 37.8 139.6 448.0 504.3 252.5 1339.5 1975 35.3 70.8 97.2 123.3 207.2 246.6 180.0 196.5 125.9 95.6 64.7 36.4 143.9 427.7 623.1 286.2 1479.5 1976 42.3 48.6 99.6 144.0 151.4 207.4 223.8 240.9 95.0 65.1 62.0 47.1 127.2 394.9 672.1 222.1 1427.1 1977 45.7 62.0 81.2 150.4 217.8 166.1 185.2 157.7 103.7 89.1 70.8 35.3 154.8 449.3 509.0 263.6 1364.9 1978 47.0 57.4 104.2 112.2 193.9 160.0 135.4 122.7 120.3 80.5 59.6 29.5 139.7 410.3 418.1 260.4 1222.7 1979 51.7 65.6 89.9 120.3 169.7 163.0 150.4 144.3 142.4 89.0 56.8 43.5 146.8 379.9 457.7 288.2 1286.6 1980 49.9 43.5 81.3 162.7 223.5 141.3 130.1 125.9 112.2 93.4 52.0 40.1 136.9 467.5 397.3 257.7 1256.0 1981 41.3 66.7 73.2 149.1 144.7 143.5 136.6 167.5 131.7 101.3 46.5 38.0 148.2 367.0 447.6 279.4 1240.0 1982 45.4 53.9 132.4 160.5 206.5 149.2 171.6 144.6 121.9 64.3 50.2 36.5 137.3 499.4 465.4 236.5 1337.1 1983 39.7 70.0 72.1 134.3 115.9 159.0 210.6 190.1 96.0 91.9 42.1 39.9 146.1 322.3 559.8 229.9 1261.5 1984 53.3 53.6 60.8 201.9 181.7 181.3 213.0 180.1 97.8 87.0 43.7 43.9 146.8 444.4 574.4 228.4 1398.0 1985 47.2 76.6 103.2 121.8 160.0 162.9 156.1 138.9 109.5 94.5 66.5 31.8 167.7 385.0 458.0 270.4 1269.0 1986 46.7 74.1 113.0 126.4 170.2 193.5 145.3 129.1 150.1 100.9 63.3 41.3 152.7 409.7 467.9 314.4 1354.2 1987 45.7 62.3 97.9 138.5 181.7 115.9 145.7 140.8 142.6 94.6 46.8 29.8 149.4 418.1 402.4 284.0 1242.4 1988 46.9 87.7 89.2 128.7 190.7 170.9 130.2 151.4 125.1 87.3 76.0 33.4 164.5 408.6 452.5 288.4 1317.6 1989 52.2 82.4 100.9 131.2 243.1 211.3 244.6 189.9 117.2 79.1 75.3 28.7 168.1 475.1 645.8 271.6 1555.9 1990 46.4 66.9 113.4 186.9 225.0 121.1 239.4 174.4 127.7 84.4 57.9 37.9 142.0 525.3 534.9 270.0 1481.5 1991 59.3 59.1 80.6 147.2 146.1 132.9 167.0 183.5 160.7 74.4 48.0 35.1 156.3 374.0 483.4 283.1 1293.9 1992 46.8 59.4 70.2 110.8 234.8 193.5 142.5 150.9 102.9 84.1 50.9 36.2 141.2 415.8 486.8 238.0 1283.0 1993 32.8 42.2 105.6 112.1 161.1 160.8 145.0 160.6 103.0 96.4 54.9 36.7 111.2 378.7 466.4 254.3 1211.0 1994 51.6 59.1 104.2 153.3 168.2 181.4 191.5 153.3 109.0 100.6 41.6 45.0 147.3 425.7 526.2 251.2 1358.8 1995 43.9 66.7 132.6 156.5 191.4 206.0 207.4 251.2 120.3 104.4 58.3 40.8 155.6 480.5 664.6 283.0 1579.5 1996 21.4 82.7 63.0 120.5 177.4 220.1 191.6 163.5 138.7 91.6 75.6 43.6 144.8 361.0 575.2 305.9 1389.7 1997 41.8 63.0 113.9 140.7 211.8 137.8 194.4 179.6 146.7 114.1 41.0 35.3 148.4 466.3 511.7 301.8 1420.0 1998 44.7 70.0 71.2 126.9 187.1 140.0 133.3 172.7 114.6 97.3 65.8 34.4 150.1 385.1 446.0 277.7 1258.0 1999 50.1 75.3 105.8 146.9 158.3 167.1 207.0 149.6 134.6 102.3 61.4 48.3 159.9 411.0 523.7 298.3 1406.7 2000 57.9 81.4 104.0 134.5 209.4 155.6 153.8 171.5 108.6 86.9 54.4 40.2 187.6 447.9 480.9 250.0 1358.2 2001 66.5 83.0 99.8 134.4 219.9 168.1 160.1 159.3 107.7 88.4 55.4 64.0 189.7 454.1 487.5 251.6 1406.7 2002 36.9 67.7 109.5 170.9 171.9 149.2 139.5 147.5 137.9 86.0 49.0 31.1 168.7 452.2 436.2 273.0 1297.2 2003 60.0 93.4 157.7 181.6 170.6 191.0 158.8 197.7 146.2 120.0 64.1 45.3 184.5 509.9 547.5 330.3 1586.3 2004 42.0 86.8 109.2 124.0 196.2 168.6 152.6 161.9 141.1 82.5 45.1 45.6 174.0 429.4 483.1 268.7 1355.5 2005 47.2 69.0 81.6 146.2 202.4 166.1 161.9 182.1 130.7 71.4 77.4 46.0 161.8 430.2 510.0 279.5 1381.9 2006 45.4 67.1 88.0 161.9 176.0 206.7 249.7 135.5 138.0 84.8 77.1 42.2 158.5 425.9 591.9 299.8 1472.3 2007 50.9 67.3 141.8 203.3 174.2 140.6 160.0 169.5 128.2 99.6 56.7 44.1 160.3 519.2 470.1 284.5 1436.1 2008 38.1 101.3 114.7 153.9 200.3 178.7 165.9 103.8 101.9 108.8 53.4 54.4 183.5 468.9 448.4 264.1 1375.2 2009 52.7 53.2 139.2 161.4 212.5 203.0 168.8 154.3 128.0 83.1 59.3 50.1 160.3 513.0 526.1 270.5 1465.7 2010 53.3 61.7 115.8 181.4 199.1 208.7 138.4 146.1 125.1 104.6 64.0 46.4 165.0 496.3 493.2 293.7 1444.5 2011 49.7 51.1 120.9 202.3 190.5 174.5 169.4 126.2 126.4 90.1 58.5 38.6 147.2 513.6 470.0 275.0 1398.0 2012 58.2 62.6 149.8 126.7 198.4 113.9 136.5 150.5 138.4 90.1 61.3 45.7 159.4 474.8 400.9 289.8 1332.2 2013 36.1 74.8 80.7 166.3 176.2 169.4 247.4 157.6 113.6 77.1 70.0 41.6 156.7 423.2 574.4 260.7 1410.9 2014 42.7 74.8 126.0 144.1 148.8 176.6 221.9 169.5 122.1 82.0 51.1 56.7 159.2 419.0 568.0 255.2 1416.5 2015 58.4 75.6 121.0 211.8 173.8 188.7 160.8 148.1 151.9 90.4 35.5 29.1 190.7 506.6 497.6 277.7 1444.9 2016 37.3 84.5 116.5 160.4 208.1 134.7 156.6 180.8 119.4 104.5 74.3 40.4 150.8 485.1 472.1 298.1 1417.4 2017 54.7 54.7 119.0 158.3 207.6 155.5 168.2 155.1 108.4 72.4 70.8 44.6 149.8 484.9 478.8 251.6 1369.3 2018 49.1 98.0 83.6 131.4 240.6 234.4 234.0 147.1 132.4 111.4 61.8 36.2 191.7 455.6 615.5 305.7 1560.1 2019 50.8 99.1 115.2 168.7 186.9 159.7 173.3 175.1 142.9 88.4 48.1 46.0 186.1 470.9 508.1 279.5 1454.4 2020 45.1 73.4 136.1 223.0 266.9 161.2 144.5 145.4 144.9 66.9 53.2 37.5 164.6 626.0 451.0 265.0 1498.0 2021 44.2 71.4 102.2 223.8 161.4 181.0 190.4 127.1 118.8 80.2 58.2 26.9 153.2 487.5 498.5 257.3 1385.9 2022 63.6 74.1 165.7 168.0 154.0 196.8 179.5 208.4 118.6 104.7 55.0 49.4 164.6 487.7 584.6 278.3 1537.7 2023 63.1 70.2 81.1 158.2 207.2 247.5 140.3 148.1 142.4 84.8 64.6 27.9 182.7 446.5 535.9 291.8 1435.4 2024 61.0 56.7 145.6