England & 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. The 30 year averages have been derived from 1km grids, whereas the rest of the values have been derived from 5km grids. Seasons: Winter=Dec-Feb, Spring=Mar-May, Summer=June-Aug, Autumn=Sept-Nov. (Winter: Year refers to Jan/Feb). Data is provisional from March 2008 & Spring 2008. Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC WIN SPR SUM AUT ANN 1929 39.9 51.4 177.8 154.9 227.2 210.2 211.9 164.7 179.7 108.0 60.4 56.9 --- 559.9 586.8 348.0 1642.9 1930 49.0 60.0 107.0 114.5 150.6 221.0 166.5 186.7 117.3 111.0 67.3 29.4 165.9 372.1 574.2 295.6 1380.4 1931 60.3 59.7 139.4 109.8 164.5 161.2 135.8 155.8 101.6 120.4 53.8 37.4 149.3 413.6 452.8 275.8 1299.5 1932 51.2 68.1 120.6 126.8 108.9 205.9 130.1 161.7 119.3 90.4 42.6 46.5 156.8 356.2 497.7 252.3 1272.0 1933 61.6 81.8 162.5 143.3 151.6 217.6 218.1 216.6 170.4 87.9 55.8 40.5 189.9 457.4 652.3 314.1 1607.9 1934 55.7 92.7 106.9 124.4 194.2 197.5 252.3 173.9 154.8 79.0 36.9 23.6 189.0 425.5 623.8 270.7 1492.0 1935 48.1 52.7 112.9 139.1 211.2 184.6 246.4 193.3 137.7 86.4 55.6 44.3 124.4 463.2 624.3 279.8 1512.3 1936 39.2 75.6 68.1 157.2 181.7 170.5 134.9 178.8 101.3 103.1 50.4 50.8 159.1 406.9 484.2 254.9 1311.6 1937 39.0 60.6 100.2 98.5 178.6 172.1 126.1 183.8 142.1 79.9 61.2 32.8 150.4 377.3 482.0 283.2 1274.9 1938 42.4 63.4 138.8 171.9 160.6 188.3 141.9 151.5 113.7 104.0 63.8 45.3 138.6 471.3 481.7 281.5 1385.7 1939 39.6 82.4 89.3 171.0 194.6 217.8 143.4 161.0 134.6 99.2 41.3 39.3 167.3 454.9 522.2 275.0 1413.3 1940 64.1 29.6 114.2 115.6 216.0 275.6 175.4 181.0 164.8 83.1 61.7 39.5 133.0 445.8 632.1 309.6 1520.7 1941 37.1 64.4 104.4 108.0 153.6 202.9 208.3 164.4 103.8 102.7 41.5 38.4 141.0 365.9 575.6 248.0 1329.4 1942 37.1 49.6 75.7 206.5 200.1 228.5 173.3 131.0 135.6 85.0 52.8 34.2 125.1 482.3 532.8 273.4 1409.4 1943 42.7 83.2 131.3 161.8 232.2 198.2 203.6 151.5 135.7 98.9 64.6 43.2 160.1 525.2 553.3 299.2 1546.7 1944 37.5 61.8 128.4 144.8 207.0 160.6 111.2 186.5 134.6 93.0 44.7 49.7 142.4 480.1 458.3 272.3 1359.7 1945 51.1 64.7 127.7 190.3 169.0 183.7 172.4 159.5 90.7 100.1 42.9 37.7 165.5 487.0 515.6 233.7 1389.7 1946 49.0 71.7 106.7 184.3 194.2 168.8 191.1 141.2 104.9 77.1 38.6 58.2 158.4 485.2 501.1 220.6 1385.8 1947 50.6 30.8 70.2 149.5 173.8 178.7 165.4 265.7 144.1 107.2 75.2 32.3 139.6 393.5 609.8 326.4 1443.4 1948 38.4 68.7 160.2 190.9 247.7 160.1 171.8 127.7 123.9 92.4 64.8 54.1 139.3 598.7 459.6 281.1 1500.6 1949 53.1 106.5 115.6 167.1 222.8 246.3 225.4 199.9 145.3 100.6 60.2 47.3 213.8 505.5 671.6 306.1 1690.1 1950 36.2 63.9 124.0 154.1 172.5 236.9 183.1 166.6 109.5 97.6 55.6 40.4 147.5 450.5 586.7 262.8 1440.5 1951 43.5 64.3 87.6 184.3 163.2 226.9 198.8 153.3 107.3 110.7 57.6 50.8 148.1 435.1 579.1 275.6 1448.4 1952 72.1 81.0 89.9 159.2 200.8 191.3 175.9 170.6 120.3 103.9 67.0 52.1 203.9 449.9 537.9 291.2 1484.1 1953 38.6 62.7 135.2 171.0 210.7 150.6 187.0 196.4 144.5 90.3 47.4 32.1 153.5 516.8 534.0 282.2 1466.4 1954 54.6 60.3 99.2 182.8 150.6 140.9 131.0 124.0 157.2 80.9 55.1 45.0 147.0 432.7 395.9 293.3 1281.8 1955 34.8 79.7 152.7 164.3 200.1 156.0 265.0 197.2 152.8 118.4 55.3 41.4 159.5 517.1 618.2 326.5 1617.8 1956 54.2 73.8 136.5 162.3 236.8 154.2 158.6 151.2 97.4 110.1 56.7 20.6 169.5 535.6 464.0 264.2 1412.3 1957 47.1 79.1 93.3 156.1 207.0 284.6 140.0 143.1 109.7 84.8 61.7 51.6 146.7 456.4 567.6 256.2 1458.0 1958 50.1 54.7 108.4 145.7 176.9 141.1 169.7 125.9 123.0 93.1 45.9 31.4 156.4 431.0 436.7 262.0 1265.9 1959 76.1 60.2 95.3 144.0 223.7 228.0 236.8 205.9 192.3 135.2 51.6 31.4 167.8 462.9 670.7 379.2 1680.6 1960 36.2 76.9 72.0 159.0 182.6 252.5 149.8 159.2 123.5 66.5 61.9 50.8 144.5 413.6 561.5 251.9 1390.9 1961 39.2 58.9 138.2 96.7 204.5 214.4 165.5 173.1 126.2 109.9 62.6 55.7 148.9 439.4 553.0 298.7 1445.0 1962 58.7 69.7 116.8 153.7 165.1 235.7 131.6 151.8 114.5 107.7 42.0 64.6 184.0 435.6 519.1 264.2 1411.9 1963 62.7 74.9 101.1 116.1 184.0 191.2 177.5 125.6 135.5 79.2 51.6 44.6 202.2 401.3 494.2 266.3 1344.0 1964 41.7 57.4 61.7 118.4 188.8 143.7 180.3 186.1 176.4 108.9 57.2 45.7 143.7 368.9 510.2 342.5 1366.3 1965 64.2 37.0 125.8 146.0 161.6 174.4 115.4 170.9 105.0 109.2 72.5 52.5 146.9 433.4 460.7 286.7 1334.6 1966 31.6 36.3 115.2 91.2 216.4 164.8 162.4 168.6 141.2 83.7 51.3 38.4 120.4 422.9 495.8 276.2 1301.2 1967 57.5 77.4 151.6 122.2 157.3 213.4 198.0 154.7 115.4 91.5 65.4 54.9 173.3 431.1 566.0 272.3 1459.2 1968 36.5 67.2 117.7 171.0 152.0 188.5 145.1 136.9 114.8 58.8 42.0 33.1 158.6 440.7 470.5 215.6 1263.7 1969 32.0 63.6 71.9 184.9 139.5 249.1 208.2 145.9 99.1 100.7 71.1 29.7 128.7 396.3 603.3 270.9 1395.8 1970 30.6 95.8 109.7 128.8 189.5 238.8 159.1 167.4 134.5 96.1 53.5 46.8 156.2 427.9 565.2 284.0 1450.5 1971 35.7 65.6 90.8 117.1 223.0 138.1 232.6 132.5 165.7 127.3 81.3 29.9 148.1 430.9 503.2 374.3 1439.6 1972 38.8 40.6 133.0 133.7 152.2 146.0 164.6 181.6 122.7 91.4 69.0 39.0 109.3 418.9 492.1 283.2 1312.6 1973 33.2 76.3 132.8 152.9 166.9 221.5 156.2 177.5 141.4 89.1 80.8 50.5 148.6 452.6 555.1 311.2 1479.0 1974 47.5 61.0 99.2 153.6 195.2 192.6 160.1 181.0 130.8 85.1 51.5 43.9 158.9 448.0 533.8 267.3 1401.4 1975 36.6 64.2 88.3 127.7 195.1 268.2 201.9 219.5 142.4 107.8 72.6 40.5 144.7 411.0 689.7 322.9 1564.9 1976 47.8 48.0 106.2 153.6 166.2 244.2 252.5 251.7 101.5 63.8 62.6 52.7 136.3 426.0 748.4 227.9 1550.8 1977 45.5 61.5 86.0 157.5 226.0 156.0 193.3 149.7 110.7 100.5 81.0 38.4 159.6 469.5 499.1 292.2 1406.1 1978 49.6 51.0 114.3 113.0 198.8 165.7 140.3 142.7 142.5 86.1 68.3 32.0 139.0 426.1 448.6 296.9 1304.2 1979 58.0 58.2 85.8 124.9 179.0 166.9 177.3 162.3 157.8 101.3 62.6 50.0 148.2 389.6 506.5 321.8 1384.1 1980 59.0 43.1 81.8 167.9 223.7 155.8 147.1 141.5 131.2 105.5 58.0 51.1 152.1 473.4 444.4 294.7 1365.7 1981 46.6 66.9 64.1 131.8 137.9 151.1 150.3 186.1 150.3 109.5 49.0 42.7 164.6 333.8 487.5 308.8 1286.3 1982 51.7 51.4 144.1 173.9 215.1 153.8 166.7 157.5 139.8 67.4 55.8 40.5 145.8 533.1 478.0 263.1 1417.8 1983 46.4 72.5 79.7 137.5 123.6 167.1 232.2 214.9 106.1 106.8 43.0 50.5 159.4 340.7 614.2 255.9 1380.3 1984 64.6 58.8 59.1 217.5 167.5 206.8 239.1 191.7 107.8 95.3 49.0 51.9 173.8 444.2 637.7 252.1 1509.1 1985 48.4 77.2 109.0 127.8 162.2 167.1 190.2 156.7 127.1 99.6 78.2 35.4 177.5 399.0 513.9 305.0 1378.9 1986 55.1 73.0 115.9 127.8 187.3 199.5 164.0 132.8 165.0 108.6 72.8 50.6 163.4 431.0 496.3 346.4 1452.2 1987 51.4 64.0 98.2 154.0 188.6 116.5 168.4 152.3 145.2 103.2 49.6 31.3 166.0 440.8 437.2 298.0 1322.7 1988 51.2 105.6 91.3 133.0 193.6 168.5 143.0 174.2 137.7 99.0 85.6 38.6 188.1 417.9 485.8 322.4 1421.4 1989 61.3 90.3 101.8 134.2 266.3 232.8 261.0 232.4 126.4 87.1 82.9 26.2 190.2 502.3 726.3 296.4 1702.7 1990 53.0 75.0 134.2 204.4 245.5 122.6 263.3 211.9 145.8 96.2 60.9 44.1 154.1 584.0 597.7 303.0 1656.9 1991 66.3 58.7 83.9 148.0 141.8 135.7 185.9 208.9 172.7 82.1 50.9 41.9 169.1 373.7 530.5 305.7 1376.9 1992 50.6 63.8 73.5 123.5 247.6 208.5 158.8 160.6 113.0 90.7 55.6 41.4 156.3 444.6 528.0 259.2 1387.5 1993 36.1 47.5 112.1 115.2 172.3 192.4 168.7 183.9 101.4 107.1 55.8 42.3 125.0 399.6 545.0 264.3 1334.7 1994 62.9 62.9 113.3 165.1 150.2 209.3 219.9 168.4 109.1 116.0 42.5 51.8 168.1 428.5 597.6 267.6 1471.3 1995 49.1 70.1 156.1 173.9 207.1 200.2 226.2 269.4 132.1 120.6 66.3 40.3 171.0 537.1 695.8 319.0 1711.4 1996 20.8 86.7 63.1 131.3 179.7 239.7 221.5 191.7 137.5 108.1 82.8 49.4 147.7 374.0 652.9 328.4 1512.2 1997 47.1 65.4 126.4 164.0 234.0 132.4 222.6 183.7 155.1 128.7 46.9 41.3 161.9 524.4 538.7 330.8 1547.8 1998 51.4 89.0 77.4 122.5 204.8 140.2 152.3 205.5 120.4 97.7 72.7 38.8 181.7 404.7 498.0 290.7 1372.6 1999 58.8 79.4 106.9 154.4 160.9 190.0 234.3 154.0 156.1 124.5 70.9 57.3 177.0 422.2 578.3 351.4 1547.4 2000 66.2 93.4 118.2 137.8 194.7 165.2 158.7 191.4 115.2 90.7 58.1 45.5 217.0 450.7 515.2 264.0 1435.1 2001 74.5 86.7 90.2 134.6 226.3 192.7 190.0 177.8 113.7 103.6 65.8 75.3 206.7 451.0 560.5 283.2 1531.2 2002 41.2 75.3 112.4 189.4 180.1 163.6 164.0 158.3 154.6 93.4 55.2 34.3 191.9 482.0 485.9 303.3 1422.0 2003 70.5 95.3 165.3 191.4 189.9 209.4 172.6 207.6 166.0 130.3 67.4 52.1 200.1 546.5 589.5 363.8 1717.8 2004 49.5 88.3 108.2 133.3 204.6 198.3 166.0 173.8 155.8 95.9 47.9 52.1 189.9 446.0 538.0 299.6 1473.5 2005 56.4 72.0 79.5 146.9 216.6 190.7 178.4 210.6 150.6 81.1 90.9 57.0 180.4 443.1 579.7 322.6 1530.8 2006 51.0 68.3 97.4 160.4 173.1 229.7 287.6 151.4 157.5 95.6 93.1 45.8 176.3 430.9 668.6 346.3 1610.9 2007 60.5 70.4 153.9 216.5 167.1 149.8 179.7 198.1 149.3 109.4 71.2 51.2 176.7 537.5 527.7 329.9 1577.2 2008 47.8 118.2 118.9 157.1 196.4 209.3 191.5 113.2 119.4 217.2 472.5 514.0 MIN 20.8 29.6 59.1 91.2 108.9 116.5 111.2 113.2 90.7 58.8 36.9 20.6 109.3 333.8 395.9 215.6 1263.7 MAX 76.1 118.2 177.8 217.5 266.3 284.6 287.6 269.4 192.3 135.2 93.1 75.3 217.2 598.7 748.4 379.2 1717.8 6190 48.7 65.6 104.9 143.8 186.2 185.7 183.0 172.1 132.7 96.8 63.7 44.6 158.9 434.9 540.8 293.2 1427.8 7100 49.4 67.1 101.4 145.6 189.5 177.7 191.3 182.0 133.7 99.8 63.8 42.7 159.3 436.4 551.0 297.3 1444.0