UK Sunshine (Total hours) Areal series, starting from 1929 Allowances have been made for topographic, coastal and urban effects where relationships are found to exist. Seasons: Winter=Dec-Feb, Spring=Mar-May, Summer=June-Aug, Autumn=Sept-Nov. (Winter: Year refers to Jan/Feb). Values are ranked and displayed to 1 dp. Where values are equal, rankings are based in order of year descending. Data are provisional from January 2018 and Winter 2018. Last updated 04/06/2019. Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC WIN SPR SUM AUT ANN 1929 39.5 51.6 169.5 153.1 211.5 199.2 184.2 141.6 151.6 98.9 55.0 49.3 --- 534.2 525.0 305.6 1505.2 1930 44.8 68.4 104.8 121.9 159.4 215.2 145.0 158.4 105.8 94.9 62.1 29.0 162.5 386.1 518.5 262.7 1309.5 1931 54.2 58.5 132.4 111.3 163.5 147.2 116.4 153.0 101.5 107.8 48.7 31.1 141.6 407.2 416.6 258.0 1225.6 1932 47.5 70.6 105.9 131.0 126.2 196.8 123.6 145.9 109.3 81.9 44.8 40.9 149.2 363.1 466.4 236.0 1224.5 1933 56.2 72.9 144.5 127.2 142.5 207.3 188.8 189.6 159.1 76.0 52.1 35.8 170.1 414.2 585.7 287.2 1452.1 1934 47.5 80.2 107.3 118.3 176.8 195.0 223.0 148.7 143.3 73.3 40.5 21.0 163.5 402.4 566.6 257.0 1374.7 1935 42.8 53.9 110.2 132.7 216.5 167.1 224.6 164.3 125.2 73.8 53.8 43.5 117.7 459.4 556.0 252.8 1408.4 1936 38.2 70.9 65.1 158.6 179.8 183.2 130.8 160.7 99.1 97.9 47.9 41.0 152.6 403.5 474.7 244.9 1273.2 1937 36.0 63.5 103.4 91.6 184.7 164.3 119.4 166.0 131.0 77.0 54.8 33.0 140.5 379.7 449.6 262.8 1224.6 1938 37.9 60.5 115.2 163.8 160.3 170.7 133.3 159.6 107.5 94.0 54.2 43.4 131.4 439.2 463.5 255.8 1300.3 1939 40.7 67.7 93.9 157.4 185.7 214.5 124.5 153.4 124.7 100.9 39.1 33.0 151.8 437.1 492.3 264.6 1335.5 1940 54.4 37.1 105.0 112.2 199.7 263.3 151.5 158.5 142.5 72.4 53.2 34.7 124.5 417.0 573.3 268.0 1384.5 1941 37.9 61.0 104.2 106.3 154.7 190.7 175.1 145.2 98.5 93.5 41.5 33.5 133.5 365.2 511.0 233.4 1241.9 1942 33.9 53.4 77.7 204.6 201.7 193.0 161.1 111.4 125.1 77.3 53.2 30.7 120.8 484.0 465.5 255.6 1323.0 1943 38.9 72.8 120.3 143.5 212.5 183.6 195.0 129.6 121.3 85.7 56.8 37.4 142.4 476.2 508.2 263.8 1397.3 1944 32.0 63.3 115.1 130.2 175.5 146.3 107.2 172.1 122.8 84.0 45.6 41.1 132.8 420.8 425.5 252.3 1235.2 1945 47.7 62.1 109.7 173.7 164.8 171.8 153.9 157.4 91.4 93.3 42.4 34.0 150.8 448.1 483.0 227.0 1302.0 1946 45.8 71.1 100.4 168.9 210.2 158.8 162.1 138.3 96.8 77.7 39.2 50.0 150.9 479.4 459.2 213.7 1319.3 1947 45.6 43.4 79.6 134.7 166.4 156.3 155.7 257.0 124.7 95.2 70.1 28.1 139.0 380.7 568.9 289.9 1356.6 1948 35.1 64.6 145.0 173.8 238.7 149.8 164.5 111.6 115.9 89.0 60.8 47.4 127.8 557.5 425.9 265.6 1396.1 1949 44.9 93.3 113.9 152.5 207.6 243.1 193.8 169.1 137.4 86.6 55.3 39.3 185.6 474.0 606.0 279.2 1536.8 1950 36.3 68.2 114.2 144.1 176.6 210.9 172.0 158.1 102.9 90.9 56.9 37.1 143.8 434.9 540.9 250.6 1368.0 1951 42.1 62.0 86.6 172.4 179.8 213.9 172.5 138.9 108.9 99.4 49.3 44.8 141.2 438.8 525.3 257.6 1370.7 1952 61.5 74.3 94.0 156.7 186.8 171.1 168.1 148.6 112.8 98.9 63.1 44.4 180.7 437.5 487.8 274.8 1380.3 1953 37.6 62.5 132.2 163.4 195.9 152.9 156.3 170.6 124.5 83.2 44.2 33.3 144.5 491.6 479.8 251.9 1356.7 1954 47.1 56.8 101.5 180.3 151.1 138.7 121.5 116.5 139.8 75.3 51.0 36.3 137.2 432.8 376.8 266.2 1215.9 1955 36.5 79.6 139.7 165.7 203.5 159.1 256.0 183.4 140.8 102.2 52.3 38.3 152.4 508.9 598.5 295.3 1557.1 1956 48.6 67.5 129.6 163.5 211.7 162.5 153.2 140.3 91.9 101.0 50.6 19.8 154.4 504.8 456.0 243.5 1340.2 1957 45.4 78.2 81.6 160.0 198.6 264.4 124.7 132.1 107.3 74.7 52.8 47.0 143.4 440.2 521.3 234.8 1366.8 1958 45.8 51.7 104.6 139.8 178.4 134.0 163.2 119.1 119.2 87.2 45.2 31.2 144.6 422.8 416.3 251.6 1219.4 1959 70.1 61.9 95.9 135.9 215.7 209.8 195.4 177.5 173.0 120.7 49.9 28.0 163.1 447.5 582.6 343.6 1533.8 1960 37.4 82.5 75.3 147.7 183.1 233.9 142.4 150.2 124.3 61.6 58.9 47.2 148.0 406.0 526.5 244.9 1344.6 1961 39.4 60.0 117.2 100.8 193.5 184.6 139.2 154.5 116.7 98.5 58.5 46.7 146.6 411.5 478.2 273.7 1309.5 1962 51.2 67.9 111.0 167.3 163.3 207.5 132.0 145.0 97.0 93.4 38.5 51.3 165.8 441.6 484.5 228.8 1325.3 1963 57.3 79.5 100.7 120.9 180.6 179.2 168.7 112.2 126.7 75.5 47.1 39.6 188.1 402.2 460.1 249.3 1287.9 1964 38.4 60.0 64.0 115.3 173.9 145.8 159.9 163.3 150.4 94.1 52.6 39.2 138.0 353.3 469.0 297.1 1257.0 1965 57.5 41.3 116.6 147.0 147.1 157.1 119.9 157.0 91.4 98.0 66.6 44.3 138.0 410.8 434.0 255.9 1244.0 1966 28.5 38.5 107.3 101.3 202.6 140.3 160.5 157.4 118.5 79.1 50.1 33.9 111.3 411.3 458.2 247.7 1218.1 1967 48.6 70.3 130.2 127.0 150.3 205.6 165.2 142.9 106.2 88.4 58.1 47.0 152.9 407.5 513.6 252.6 1339.6 1968 33.4 73.5 104.3 166.2 147.4 187.8 135.9 150.8 106.4 56.6 42.7 29.9 153.9 417.9 474.4 205.7 1234.8 1969 29.9 64.1 80.0 175.0 133.2 228.9 186.2 145.3 97.8 88.4 62.3 28.4 123.9 388.2 560.4 248.4 1319.5 1970 28.4 93.3 110.7 132.3 163.7 229.7 136.0 154.3 115.0 84.0 50.4 40.9 150.0 406.7 520.0 249.5 1338.7 1971 32.3 60.3 86.7 121.6 209.1 141.6 210.0 128.4 150.4 113.3 66.3 26.8 133.5 417.4 479.9 330.0 1346.7 1972 35.4 44.0 120.7 133.5 143.6 147.3 168.6 161.0 120.5 91.2 59.7 35.1 106.1 397.8 477.0 271.3 1260.7 1973 30.7 73.8 124.8 145.8 155.8 190.4 145.8 164.0 126.3 88.3 67.5 41.1 139.7 426.5 500.2 282.0 1354.3 1974 40.0 55.3 98.7 166.4 179.6 189.0 149.9 163.5 121.1 78.9 50.1 36.6 136.4 444.8 502.3 250.0 1329.0 1975 34.1 70.2 96.8 122.3 205.5 245.2 179.6 195.9 125.1 95.2 63.0 35.2 140.9 424.6 620.7 283.4 1468.2 1976 40.9 47.8 98.8 143.1 150.5 205.5 222.7 240.4 94.5 64.8 60.3 45.1 124.0 392.4 668.7 219.6 1414.5 1977 43.9 61.3 80.9 148.9 216.0 165.1 184.0 157.5 103.0 88.6 69.0 33.6 150.4 445.8 506.6 260.7 1351.9 1978 45.5 56.7 103.4 111.3 192.1 159.2 134.9 122.4 119.3 80.3 58.0 28.1 135.7 406.8 416.4 257.5 1211.0 1979 50.0 64.8 89.5 119.1 168.8 161.6 149.3 144.0 141.3 88.5 55.5 41.6 142.9 377.4 454.8 285.2 1273.9 1980 48.4 43.1 80.7 161.5 222.0 140.7 129.7 125.5 111.5 93.2 50.6 39.0 133.1 464.3 395.8 255.4 1246.0 1981 40.0 66.2 72.7 148.5 143.7 142.7 135.7 166.9 130.7 100.9 45.3 36.3 145.2 364.9 445.3 276.9 1229.5 1982 44.0 53.5 131.6 159.5 205.2 148.6 170.6 144.1 121.0 64.2 48.9 35.1 133.8 496.2 463.3 234.2 1326.2 1983 38.6 69.6 71.6 133.5 115.4 158.1 209.6 189.4 95.3 91.6 40.9 38.5 143.2 320.6 557.1 227.8 1252.1 1984 51.7 53.3 60.4 200.3 180.9 180.2 212.0 179.5 97.1 86.8 42.8 42.1 143.4 441.7 571.7 226.7 1387.1 1985 45.4 75.9 102.5 121.2 159.1 162.4 155.8 138.6 109.0 94.2 65.2 30.7 163.4 382.8 456.8 268.4 1260.0 1986 45.4 73.4 112.1 125.8 169.4 192.1 144.8 129.1 149.4 100.5 61.9 39.9 149.5 407.3 465.9 311.8 1343.7 1987 44.0 62.0 97.3 137.6 180.9 115.8 145.5 140.6 141.6 94.4 45.7 28.6 145.9 415.8 401.9 281.7 1233.9 1988 45.5 87.0 88.6 128.1 189.9 169.8 129.8 150.9 124.1 87.0 74.1 32.2 161.0 406.6 450.6 285.2 1307.0 1989 50.6 81.7 100.3 130.5 241.7 210.4 243.5 189.4 116.3 78.9 73.4 27.2 164.5 472.6 643.3 268.6 1544.0 1990 45.1 66.4 112.4 185.7 223.4 121.0 238.7 173.9 127.1 84.2 56.4 36.8 138.7 521.4 533.5 267.7 1470.9 1991 57.4 58.8 80.1 146.4 145.6 132.5 166.6 183.3 159.8 74.2 47.0 33.9 153.0 372.1 482.4 280.9 1285.5 1992 45.2 59.1 69.8 110.1 233.4 192.8 142.2 150.6 102.4 84.0 49.7 34.9 138.2 413.2 485.5 236.1 1273.9 1993 31.8 41.9 104.7 111.4 159.7 160.2 144.5 160.5 102.4 96.2 53.5 35.2 108.7 375.9 465.2 252.1 1202.2 1994 50.1 58.6 103.5 152.3 167.6 180.5 190.9 153.1 108.2 100.4 40.6 43.3 144.0 423.4 524.5 249.1 1349.1 1995 42.4 66.2 131.1 155.1 190.3 204.6 206.9 250.4 119.8 103.9 57.0 38.6 151.9 476.4 661.9 280.7 1566.2 1996 20.5 82.1 62.4 119.6 176.1 218.7 190.7 163.5 137.8 91.2 73.9 41.8 141.2 358.1 572.8 303.0 1378.2 1997 40.5 62.5 113.0 139.7 210.2 137.0 193.8 179.1 146.0 113.9 40.1 34.0 144.7 462.9 509.8 299.9 1409.6 1998 43.5 69.3 71.2 126.1 186.0 139.3 133.3 172.8 114.2 97.1 64.4 33.2 146.8 383.3 445.5 275.7 1250.5 1999 48.8 74.7 105.6 145.7 157.5 166.9 206.5 149.4 134.2 102.1 59.9 46.9 156.7 408.9 522.8 296.2 1398.3 2000 56.1 80.6 103.2 133.6 208.0 155.2 153.4 171.6 108.1 86.9 53.6 38.9 183.6 444.8 480.3 248.6 1349.3 2001 66.9 83.4 100.7 135.3 220.0 168.6 160.1 160.3 108.2 88.7 55.3 64.3 189.2 456.0 489.0 252.1 1411.8 2002 37.0 68.0 110.2 171.3 173.0 150.1 140.2 148.7 138.5 86.2 49.5 30.9 169.3 454.6 439.0 274.2 1303.6 2003 59.8 93.3 157.7 181.7 170.9 191.5 158.1 198.0 145.7 120.6 64.5 44.9 184.0 510.4 547.6 330.8 1586.8 2004 42.6 86.9 109.6 124.3 196.7 168.9 153.1 162.9 141.4 83.8 45.5 45.3 174.4 430.5 484.9 270.7 1360.9 2005 47.7 69.2 81.9 147.4 204.8 169.1 163.8 184.1 132.0 73.3 78.5 47.1 162.2 434.1 517.0 283.8 1398.9 2006 45.0 67.9 89.0 164.1 179.5 210.4 253.3 137.8 140.1 86.6 78.6 43.2 160.0 432.5 601.5 305.3 1495.6 2007 51.8 67.3 142.8 203.5 175.1 142.3 160.7 170.0 130.0 101.8 58.8 46.3 162.4 521.3 473.0 290.6 1450.4 2008 39.8 102.8 116.6 155.3 201.7 179.8 166.6 105.0 103.0 110.3 54.0 54.0 188.8 473.6 451.4 267.2 1388.8 2009 51.9 52.0 137.9 160.3 211.3 204.6 168.9 155.6 129.2 84.5 60.4 50.8 157.9 509.5 529.1 274.1 1467.4 2010 54.3 62.3 116.7 182.9 200.3 209.6 138.3 146.8 125.9 106.4 65.0 47.5 167.5 499.8 494.8 297.3 1456.0 2011 49.9 51.6 121.6 202.8 191.6 175.4 170.0 127.4 127.3 90.4 59.4 38.7 149.0 516.1 472.8 277.1 1406.2 2012 58.3 62.6 150.6 127.9 199.3 114.1 137.0 151.6 139.4 91.1 62.3 46.3 159.6 477.8 402.7 292.7 1340.5 2013 36.4 75.3 81.4 167.3 177.4 171.2 248.7 157.9 114.6 78.0 71.1 42.0 158.0 426.0 577.7 263.7 1421.1 2014 42.8 75.0 126.7 144.9 149.6 178.4 223.0 171.0 123.3 82.8 51.9 57.1 159.9 421.1 572.5 258.1 1426.6 2015 58.5 76.0 121.9 212.9 174.4 189.7 160.6 148.8 157.8 91.2 35.6 29.2 191.6 509.3 499.2 284.5 1456.7 2016 37.1 84.9 117.3 160.8 209.6 136.5 156.4 181.7 119.9 105.3 74.7 40.7 151.2 487.7 474.7 299.9 1424.9 2017 55.1 55.0 119.7 158.0 208.3 155.7 168.7 155.5 109.0 72.7 71.1 45.3 150.8 486.0 479.9 252.7 1374.0 2018 48.7 95.6 85.0 132.6 246.0 239.9 237.6 147.4 134.1 113.2 63.0 37.6 189.6 463.6 624.9 310.3 1580.7 2019 47.9 100.6 115.6 168.9 188.5 186.1 473.0