Wales 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 50.5 58.0 209.4 173.9 231.2 238.3 199.8 147.1 172.1 99.5 50.0 54.5 --- 614.4 585.2 321.6 1684.3 1930 44.9 75.5 95.9 125.6 135.8 237.2 153.9 156.1 117.8 90.3 55.5 30.6 174.9 357.2 547.2 263.6 1318.9 1931 60.3 60.5 135.8 104.3 154.1 142.8 129.6 161.0 104.6 116.5 51.9 31.4 151.3 394.1 433.4 273.1 1252.7 1932 41.2 81.3 129.7 124.4 113.3 230.3 125.8 147.8 118.2 85.6 50.3 44.3 153.8 367.4 503.9 254.2 1292.3 1933 82.5 85.3 146.2 147.6 151.9 190.0 198.4 195.9 179.4 81.6 72.7 53.1 212.1 445.7 584.3 333.8 1584.8 1934 54.5 97.7 110.9 134.0 189.1 213.0 235.3 164.9 136.4 65.5 34.4 22.5 205.3 434.0 613.2 236.3 1458.3 1935 45.5 54.7 119.2 149.3 212.9 162.6 218.9 185.3 124.4 68.4 61.1 48.7 122.7 481.4 566.8 253.8 1451.0 1936 37.8 81.1 60.5 167.6 189.6 156.9 120.4 173.3 108.0 101.0 55.3 40.1 167.7 417.7 450.7 264.4 1291.9 1937 31.6 46.7 111.6 111.4 194.5 158.8 120.2 193.1 140.7 89.2 61.1 37.0 118.5 417.5 472.2 291.0 1296.1 1938 34.5 59.6 122.0 208.1 157.3 175.1 123.5 141.4 110.7 90.8 57.2 47.2 131.2 487.4 440.0 258.6 1327.4 1939 32.0 71.6 79.9 177.3 202.6 232.3 117.9 176.0 150.8 110.7 35.3 42.1 150.8 459.8 526.2 296.8 1428.5 1940 77.0 39.1 112.3 117.3 196.1 277.4 178.8 175.6 165.6 81.7 45.8 39.5 158.3 425.7 631.8 293.1 1506.3 1941 47.9 69.3 102.2 117.4 169.5 196.6 189.7 158.9 112.8 103.7 43.5 31.9 156.6 389.1 545.2 260.0 1343.4 1942 50.6 63.0 83.4 187.3 193.8 238.4 171.1 124.0 125.3 76.7 54.1 27.0 145.5 464.5 533.5 256.2 1394.8 1943 37.2 70.4 135.4 159.5 213.4 196.5 205.4 135.3 120.3 102.4 55.9 49.6 134.6 508.3 537.2 278.6 1481.3 1944 28.4 73.6 144.4 153.1 207.2 156.4 99.0 192.0 131.3 92.6 33.3 53.7 151.6 504.7 447.5 257.2 1365.0 1945 59.0 65.2 118.2 201.1 155.8 171.0 132.8 164.7 92.9 99.4 49.6 33.6 177.8 475.1 468.5 241.9 1343.2 1946 53.6 58.6 128.8 176.5 207.2 153.3 173.9 130.7 94.5 82.4 35.4 52.8 145.8 512.5 457.9 212.2 1347.6 1947 47.6 41.4 68.7 142.2 156.8 153.5 146.2 270.8 120.3 117.1 60.4 28.1 141.7 367.7 570.5 297.9 1353.2 1948 38.6 72.9 170.0 181.7 265.4 148.3 157.6 122.1 103.6 85.1 62.1 63.9 139.6 617.1 428.0 250.7 1471.2 1949 44.9 93.5 141.1 144.7 224.4 256.3 227.6 188.9 152.4 83.7 52.9 37.3 202.3 510.2 672.9 289.0 1647.7 1950 46.2 48.1 123.1 141.5 199.5 219.5 169.0 158.1 98.1 93.1 57.5 39.6 131.5 464.1 546.6 248.7 1393.3 1951 39.4 73.7 82.9 187.6 175.0 219.8 194.0 142.4 82.4 112.3 51.4 44.8 152.7 445.5 556.3 246.2 1405.8 1952 61.4 83.0 98.6 142.9 189.3 178.8 151.8 152.5 122.7 103.4 65.8 44.4 189.2 430.8 483.0 291.9 1394.5 1953 41.5 57.2 150.6 189.8 208.5 174.4 186.7 173.5 125.4 105.5 49.2 31.6 143.1 548.8 534.5 280.1 1493.7 1954 49.3 74.5 109.7 208.0 158.3 146.4 109.9 126.2 155.3 59.0 46.2 35.1 155.5 476.0 382.5 260.4 1277.9 1955 34.3 80.8 166.0 164.6 189.8 135.0 297.6 223.9 155.9 110.5 66.9 28.4 150.2 520.3 656.5 333.3 1653.6 1956 47.2 88.5 146.7 172.5 230.9 180.0 154.6 158.9 76.4 102.7 46.8 24.1 164.1 550.1 493.5 225.9 1429.2 1957 41.3 81.3 87.5 163.1 219.6 286.2 131.8 137.6 95.8 71.0 60.7 54.1 146.7 470.2 555.6 227.5 1430.0 1958 46.5 50.9 112.2 144.7 164.9 152.6 147.4 107.1 105.7 82.3 41.0 30.0 151.5 421.7 407.1 229.1 1185.2 1959 69.1 77.9 93.7 126.2 221.2 228.3 208.0 192.9 197.3 114.9 45.1 27.5 177.0 441.1 629.3 357.3 1602.1 1960 38.0 70.7 82.9 173.0 175.0 243.0 151.3 154.9 124.3 69.8 53.4 55.7 136.1 430.9 549.2 247.4 1391.9 1961 33.4 52.4 113.5 97.4 212.6 211.9 164.8 159.7 120.2 87.5 61.1 55.8 141.5 423.4 536.4 268.8 1370.3 1962 47.5 63.5 121.8 163.4 168.5 221.5 136.5 136.1 97.6 116.2 44.0 56.6 166.8 453.7 494.1 257.8 1373.2 1963 70.4 89.0 99.0 110.3 171.1 184.2 151.3 121.6 130.8 68.7 53.4 53.4 216.1 380.5 457.0 252.9 1303.3 1964 35.3 55.9 81.9 122.1 161.0 131.0 146.9 179.2 154.6 93.8 59.0 41.4 144.6 365.0 457.1 307.4 1262.0 1965 59.8 40.8 124.0 156.9 154.8 170.9 127.9 174.4 92.6 116.7 68.9 46.1 142.0 435.6 473.2 278.1 1333.7 1966 37.0 35.7 101.2 97.9 221.1 141.2 162.4 168.1 146.1 92.7 44.2 32.2 118.9 420.2 471.7 283.0 1279.9 1967 47.2 74.9 136.2 120.6 148.6 211.1 163.3 149.0 126.1 67.6 72.4 44.2 154.2 405.5 523.4 266.2 1361.3 1968 28.0 81.6 112.9 159.6 150.5 187.9 174.9 160.4 105.0 49.6 49.4 36.5 153.8 423.0 523.2 204.0 1296.3 1969 28.2 54.3 92.6 187.6 131.7 246.5 186.4 141.3 82.3 98.3 61.4 34.6 118.9 411.9 574.2 241.9 1345.1 1970 31.1 86.4 102.8 127.3 158.8 209.5 135.1 145.1 115.1 81.4 43.1 49.9 152.1 388.8 489.7 239.6 1285.5 1971 30.7 53.9 78.2 123.9 224.6 130.5 236.3 125.4 164.3 116.3 62.9 29.5 134.5 426.7 492.3 343.4 1376.5 1972 39.7 45.0 125.5 146.3 132.9 121.6 165.3 179.9 143.7 88.0 59.5 32.2 114.2 404.7 466.9 291.2 1279.7 1973 30.1 59.4 139.0 165.7 151.4 196.9 158.4 161.7 128.7 82.9 59.6 41.4 121.7 456.1 517.0 271.2 1375.2 1974 38.9 58.6 105.7 172.5 173.7 186.5 135.5 162.8 104.8 77.0 48.1 28.0 138.9 451.8 484.8 229.9 1291.9 1975 29.7 87.1 99.4 131.6 231.9 262.1 178.9 197.1 135.8 118.6 61.5 26.2 144.8 462.9 638.0 315.8 1559.8 1976 35.1 58.1 103.5 155.3 152.4 213.6 211.0 256.4 84.7 64.4 60.4 44.0 119.4 411.3 681.0 209.5 1438.8 1977 38.5 55.5 71.3 148.9 250.7 171.6 201.8 154.8 100.1 92.8 61.6 30.4 138.0 470.9 528.2 254.6 1378.1 1978 49.0 48.9 104.2 124.9 204.1 146.7 132.1 132.8 127.6 72.8 51.6 35.8 128.2 433.3 411.5 252.0 1230.4 1979 56.5 62.8 73.0 140.5 163.4 155.5 169.5 150.5 134.7 90.5 48.3 41.2 155.1 376.8 475.5 273.5 1286.3 1980 54.7 38.1 77.9 170.2 223.6 134.2 146.4 122.2 113.8 79.9 56.9 36.8 134.1 471.7 402.8 250.6 1254.7 1981 36.1 68.7 70.0 144.5 126.4 129.5 132.9 176.3 123.6 86.4 39.9 33.5 141.6 340.9 438.7 249.9 1167.9 1982 45.0 55.2 132.9 170.8 191.7 156.5 158.8 134.2 112.8 66.7 45.1 29.0 133.7 495.3 449.5 224.7 1298.6 1983 28.6 79.7 65.4 142.0 123.0 145.0 239.6 214.7 95.0 90.8 44.3 42.4 137.3 330.3 599.3 230.1 1310.4 1984 45.4 53.5 68.1 213.3 197.9 185.4 260.6 182.9 109.1 87.9 43.9 41.6 141.3 479.3 628.8 240.9 1489.6 1985 53.0 82.9 111.4 122.3 171.1 161.8 175.3 135.4 114.2 89.9 60.8 31.7 177.5 404.8 472.6 264.9 1309.9 1986 33.1 97.6 105.8 124.1 174.9 173.3 125.9 120.4 150.9 93.1 65.8 38.2 162.4 404.7 419.6 309.8 1303.1 1987 52.5 60.9 87.5 149.3 191.4 110.7 161.9 157.6 137.6 96.9 55.7 33.1 151.5 428.2 430.2 290.3 1295.2 1988 45.5 83.2 82.1 152.5 194.4 179.7 119.5 147.2 130.4 95.5 78.9 22.3 161.8 428.9 446.3 304.9 1331.1 1989 54.8 78.6 91.1 144.9 239.8 215.2 253.3 210.6 112.0 67.8 74.2 27.3 155.7 475.8 679.0 254.0 1569.5 1990 43.3 58.9 105.5 184.3 243.6 122.5 268.1 173.3 147.2 83.4 60.3 36.8 129.5 533.4 563.8 290.9 1527.2 1991 57.9 65.8 84.2 139.4 157.0 130.1 154.3 181.0 163.8 82.7 40.7 34.3 160.5 380.5 465.5 287.2 1291.2 1992 55.5 52.6 63.7 115.9 233.9 198.0 146.6 150.3 101.0 73.8 41.3 46.1 142.4 413.5 494.8 216.0 1278.6 1993 26.9 43.8 89.5 120.3 154.2 181.4 150.3 160.5 109.9 109.3 59.7 26.5 116.9 364.0 492.2 278.9 1232.4 1994 51.3 56.0 99.2 154.0 143.3 163.9 194.6 151.2 102.4 119.2 36.2 39.1 133.8 396.5 509.8 257.8 1310.4 1995 35.2 47.9 125.3 174.3 183.1 216.2 195.3 265.8 135.1 108.2 66.7 45.4 122.2 482.8 677.2 310.0 1598.5 1996 22.6 88.9 65.4 123.7 185.9 218.4 205.4 174.8 155.6 76.3 65.2 51.7 156.9 375.0 598.6 297.1 1434.0 1997 52.6 56.8 113.2 152.4 219.7 114.2 214.0 167.1 127.7 117.4 40.8 40.5 161.1 485.3 495.2 285.9 1416.2 1998 49.6 72.6 71.8 133.5 214.0 135.9 127.8 190.8 115.6 87.0 62.0 28.8 162.7 419.3 454.5 264.6 1289.4 1999 42.2 54.7 93.1 144.5 132.0 175.0 226.3 144.1 150.0 112.5 61.2 35.6 125.7 369.6 545.4 323.6 1371.1 2000 45.8 81.0 112.0 141.5 203.0 158.3 182.4 171.3 104.4 77.6 38.3 33.1 162.5 456.6 511.9 220.3 1348.8 2001 68.9 83.3 92.8 138.3 206.2 180.4 167.7 155.6 109.6 97.5 48.1 73.5 185.3 437.3 503.7 255.2 1421.9 2002 33.1 58.3 103.6 163.7 171.7 141.4 145.0 149.1 151.6 88.3 58.5 37.9 164.8 439.0 435.5 298.4 1302.2 2003 66.9 87.2 166.1 187.2 173.6 188.9 132.2 185.4 135.7 109.1 60.5 43.2 191.9 527.0 506.6 305.3 1536.1 2004 40.6 98.2 115.4 117.2 205.8 186.6 148.4 163.2 130.8 91.7 37.0 45.8 182.0 438.4 498.3 259.5 1380.8 2005 44.6 67.7 81.6 143.8 211.4 176.7 177.7 203.8 134.3 75.8 77.8 41.6 158.2 436.8 558.2 287.9 1436.9 2006 59.1 65.8 88.7 163.9 162.3 223.8 261.1 136.4 148.8 92.3 80.7 34.2 166.5 414.9 621.2 321.9 1517.1 2007 48.3 71.3 141.2 222.4 185.8 136.8 164.1 181.1 134.6 107.1 52.7 52.1 153.8 549.4 482.0 294.5 1497.5 2008 37.6 109.1 117.4 160.0 187.2 191.7 155.3 92.5 109.0 101.5 54.2 63.4 198.9 464.6 439.5 264.7 1379.0 2009 62.9 44.7 130.6 159.8 190.1 201.1 150.4 151.7 130.9 85.2 48.0 53.0 171.0 480.5 503.1 264.1 1408.3 2010 62.8 72.8 129.9 205.2 214.5 239.9 114.0 149.3 133.3 119.5 70.3 50.2 188.7 549.6 503.2 323.1 1561.9 2011 56.4 51.5 155.2 210.1 172.9 203.5 179.7 130.5 119.8 84.8 62.6 28.6 158.1 538.3 513.6 267.2 1455.6 2012 51.0 60.5 155.9 123.1 209.5 118.4 147.0 136.5 126.8 90.2 59.3 44.8 140.1 488.5 401.9 276.3 1323.0 2013 37.1 70.2 101.7 161.3 185.8 191.0 289.1 155.5 103.1 74.1 63.1 39.0 152.1 448.8 635.5 240.3 1470.8 2014 37.6 74.9 128.6 150.0 144.3 224.2 235.0 166.3 150.5 77.2 65.4 52.5 151.4 423.0 625.6 293.2 1506.7 2015 53.2 74.3 121.6 219.3 163.8 223.2 168.1 149.0 173.4 92.5 31.5 23.1 180.0 504.7 540.2 297.5 1493.1 2016 37.2 76.9 127.0 174.0 220.6 155.8 156.6 172.8 122.0 109.0 71.4 41.0 137.2 521.6 485.2 302.4 1464.3 2017 50.0 43.4 99.7 160.8 217.1 161.6 178.1 148.3 106.3 70.6 57.4 40.1 134.4 477.7 488.0 234.3 1333.4 2018 47.3 92.7 86.4 126.0 232.7 261.1 250.7 138.5 126.9 115.6 60.9 20.0 180.1 445.1 650.4 303.4 1558.9 2019 36.1 105.7 112.4 154.7 200.3 161.7 467.4