Northern Ireland 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 February 2008 & Winter 2007/2008. Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC WIN SPR SUM AUT ANN 1929 38.2 36.9 173.1 149.8 203.6 188.6 136.7 93.7 125.9 110.1 46.9 51.9 --- 526.5 419.0 282.9 1355.4 1930 39.5 75.4 93.0 167.2 178.8 231.5 101.1 104.2 123.5 64.8 68.8 31.5 166.8 439.0 436.9 257.1 1279.3 1931 56.8 54.5 118.5 112.8 172.1 130.0 88.8 175.5 98.6 103.5 58.8 18.1 142.7 403.4 394.3 260.8 1187.9 1932 32.7 82.4 113.3 162.0 164.8 204.7 116.1 106.8 100.7 95.0 64.7 42.7 133.2 440.1 427.6 260.4 1285.9 1933 67.2 56.3 116.1 106.2 123.7 159.7 141.9 123.9 162.9 59.5 57.2 32.7 166.2 346.0 425.5 279.6 1207.4 1934 42.3 62.1 108.4 112.2 156.0 195.6 202.3 103.8 123.1 59.1 47.8 23.4 137.0 376.6 501.8 230.0 1236.1 1935 35.7 64.3 94.9 152.0 252.7 145.8 190.7 128.0 113.6 75.4 75.6 59.2 123.3 499.6 464.5 264.6 1387.8 1936 40.8 72.3 72.6 169.9 187.8 191.7 118.6 135.6 109.5 93.1 48.5 31.3 172.4 430.3 445.9 251.1 1271.7 1937 37.8 65.3 125.5 50.3 210.2 133.1 103.2 140.8 112.2 77.7 46.4 36.7 134.3 386.0 377.0 236.3 1139.1 1938 25.5 63.3 84.3 199.6 152.3 125.5 111.4 157.1 99.5 86.4 46.6 53.2 125.6 436.2 393.9 232.5 1204.7 1939 60.5 37.1 105.1 148.4 186.2 240.1 94.2 149.4 100.2 114.7 41.5 31.2 150.8 439.8 483.7 256.4 1308.8 1940 50.5 39.6 86.1 108.2 164.8 259.4 125.3 109.0 102.6 57.2 53.4 29.0 121.3 359.1 493.7 213.2 1185.1 1941 45.1 77.8 108.2 123.9 170.2 151.4 107.9 122.6 100.2 89.3 56.9 24.3 151.9 402.3 381.9 246.4 1177.7 1942 52.4 59.3 86.7 198.7 198.7 173.4 148.1 83.4 108.5 72.2 68.1 27.4 136.0 484.1 404.9 248.7 1276.9 1943 55.3 62.4 105.6 111.2 210.4 171.9 195.9 90.5 89.1 84.9 50.2 29.0 145.0 427.2 458.3 224.1 1256.2 1944 26.4 82.5 115.5 116.6 155.4 111.2 89.2 164.9 111.2 90.4 50.2 30.6 137.9 387.5 365.3 251.8 1144.1 1945 47.9 58.7 81.8 162.6 151.8 135.2 125.3 155.7 95.2 74.3 46.3 42.1 137.2 396.1 416.2 215.7 1176.7 1946 52.4 64.3 104.9 142.4 278.1 147.9 124.6 135.2 75.4 62.9 58.4 49.1 158.9 525.3 407.7 196.7 1295.6 1947 41.4 51.0 83.0 132.0 175.8 140.5 119.5 261.6 94.1 86.3 74.0 23.6 141.4 390.8 521.5 254.4 1282.7 1948 40.7 57.8 126.9 165.1 235.3 119.7 154.4 109.8 96.3 91.5 73.6 46.4 122.1 527.3 383.9 261.4 1317.5 1949 35.8 75.8 118.0 132.1 191.5 256.4 128.0 118.1 144.3 69.8 63.0 30.8 158.0 441.6 502.5 277.1 1363.6 1950 43.4 65.2 119.0 129.0 216.5 184.0 146.7 136.0 98.8 81.9 80.2 39.3 139.4 464.5 466.8 260.8 1340.0 1951 51.8 77.0 98.7 166.9 206.0 208.1 122.3 133.5 97.0 82.7 39.3 39.7 168.1 471.6 464.0 219.0 1323.1 1952 45.3 60.7 111.3 145.6 174.7 146.8 120.2 122.9 119.3 112.1 55.0 42.3 145.6 431.5 390.0 286.4 1256.2 1953 40.4 59.3 116.0 162.7 196.3 171.3 138.8 127.0 87.5 79.7 46.9 30.2 142.0 475.1 437.0 214.1 1256.3 1954 35.1 41.9 104.7 176.3 158.1 128.8 91.8 122.7 126.6 58.7 57.6 23.3 107.3 439.1 343.3 242.9 1125.6 1955 51.6 78.0 143.5 178.9 204.6 104.9 248.0 146.5 134.2 88.0 45.4 34.4 152.8 527.1 499.4 267.6 1458.0 1956 41.8 70.1 113.4 159.7 171.8 183.7 133.1 133.8 83.9 96.5 45.1 25.7 146.2 444.8 450.6 225.5 1258.4 1957 63.6 92.7 65.0 186.7 194.9 256.9 97.0 113.4 98.4 57.5 56.9 43.3 182.0 446.6 467.2 212.8 1326.2 1958 54.6 50.7 92.0 135.7 185.0 116.1 152.9 104.0 95.0 77.9 44.4 36.1 148.5 412.7 373.0 217.2 1144.3 1959 77.2 59.2 114.8 144.6 219.4 206.6 125.6 142.2 139.8 90.8 66.9 36.8 172.5 478.9 474.3 297.6 1423.9 1960 42.8 100.3 65.3 159.6 186.8 223.3 136.0 154.5 121.5 62.7 61.3 57.0 179.9 411.7 513.8 245.5 1371.1 1961 59.9 63.0 89.6 101.1 179.2 138.7 101.1 129.9 112.4 98.8 55.9 34.7 179.8 369.9 369.7 267.1 1164.3 1962 50.0 61.3 121.5 208.9 205.2 176.5 108.1 151.8 73.4 92.8 31.3 36.1 146.0 535.6 436.4 197.5 1317.0 1963 58.7 75.8 115.3 131.2 181.7 180.6 157.9 105.3 119.3 75.9 53.8 46.3 170.7 428.3 443.8 249.0 1301.9 1964 28.9 56.3 63.7 128.0 168.3 136.9 103.6 140.4 129.6 65.6 69.6 37.8 131.5 360.0 380.9 264.8 1128.7 1965 59.2 52.0 111.2 150.1 134.4 145.0 127.4 127.8 79.4 64.6 67.5 44.3 149.0 395.7 400.2 211.4 1162.9 1966 28.4 37.0 105.5 91.3 208.7 118.9 157.8 142.4 102.8 101.6 65.7 35.9 109.7 405.5 419.2 270.1 1196.2 1967 47.4 78.5 110.6 141.4 162.3 175.9 99.8 131.2 115.9 87.5 64.8 42.9 161.8 414.3 407.0 268.2 1258.4 1968 33.8 97.6 99.5 167.8 165.4 210.6 159.1 196.1 110.9 59.8 43.7 33.0 174.4 432.8 565.8 214.5 1377.5 1969 32.5 63.9 86.1 186.8 147.3 209.3 164.4 138.0 82.3 66.1 59.0 31.7 129.4 420.3 511.7 207.3 1267.4 1970 30.3 94.4 117.3 144.6 122.8 199.4 103.2 150.4 89.7 62.3 64.2 43.5 156.4 384.7 452.9 216.2 1222.0 1971 56.7 56.4 82.8 132.9 169.9 155.9 172.1 115.5 137.4 93.3 51.9 31.1 156.6 385.6 443.5 282.6 1255.9 1972 37.1 66.8 106.7 146.0 142.4 166.1 158.5 104.9 132.5 87.2 53.2 36.2 135.0 395.2 429.5 272.9 1237.7 1973 22.4 66.6 111.1 143.0 132.7 161.0 116.6 125.7 115.7 84.4 41.0 36.7 125.3 386.8 403.3 241.1 1156.9 1974 35.0 58.4 102.8 206.2 144.0 179.9 124.7 158.8 110.6 93.0 74.2 29.1 130.2 453.0 463.4 277.8 1316.8 1975 45.8 75.9 142.4 144.5 258.3 228.5 152.2 154.7 109.5 73.1 57.5 26.9 150.8 545.2 535.4 240.1 1469.2 1976 38.5 50.5 75.0 164.3 124.6 176.1 129.6 254.6 98.1 78.6 71.9 34.7 115.9 363.8 560.3 248.6 1296.4 1977 52.0 46.3 82.5 146.6 238.1 185.7 176.9 188.0 101.1 75.9 69.3 19.1 133.0 467.2 550.6 246.3 1381.5 1978 59.0 71.5 99.7 121.8 171.8 128.7 129.3 94.6 93.5 89.9 48.0 40.4 149.7 393.4 352.5 231.4 1148.3 1979 49.2 70.1 105.9 128.7 164.1 146.9 100.5 134.5 109.2 86.5 59.7 39.1 159.7 398.8 381.9 255.3 1194.5 1980 45.5 53.9 95.5 146.8 222.7 95.6 113.7 105.4 92.4 82.2 52.6 27.8 138.5 465.0 314.8 227.2 1134.2 1981 36.8 55.2 83.7 166.2 139.1 129.8 102.5 126.1 110.5 95.6 45.6 26.7 119.8 389.0 358.4 251.7 1117.8 1982 45.5 60.4 147.0 157.6 176.1 133.2 175.9 129.0 108.5 79.1 45.0 38.8 132.6 480.7 438.2 232.7 1296.2 1983 40.1 66.4 58.8 154.6 124.0 122.5 174.7 137.3 80.1 85.4 34.2 25.9 145.3 337.4 434.6 199.7 1104.0 1984 43.5 47.6 73.5 176.6 236.5 144.3 181.2 143.0 101.0 95.1 49.4 26.9 117.0 486.6 468.6 245.5 1318.6 1985 55.7 65.9 86.5 131.7 155.5 168.1 102.4 107.1 84.3 83.7 58.1 37.3 148.5 373.8 377.6 226.1 1136.3 1986 38.2 73.2 116.0 152.3 158.1 156.7 82.0 120.2 159.0 106.7 69.1 33.7 148.7 426.4 359.0 334.7 1265.3 1987 44.2 66.1 79.0 102.1 179.2 107.4 113.9 112.2 151.9 110.5 47.7 28.4 143.9 360.3 333.6 310.1 1142.7 1988 53.4 70.3 80.4 137.8 181.9 176.3 116.7 115.5 102.9 91.5 60.6 28.6 152.1 400.0 408.5 255.0 1215.9 1989 45.5 82.3 107.7 129.1 224.1 188.7 230.7 116.2 95.5 66.7 46.7 30.7 156.4 460.9 535.6 208.9 1363.9 1990 50.7 57.3 81.3 160.8 194.7 135.4 208.0 103.8 111.1 65.4 65.3 43.9 138.7 436.9 447.3 241.8 1277.8 1991 58.9 54.8 79.9 143.3 153.4 124.0 132.4 152.2 164.8 73.0 52.5 23.2 157.6 376.7 408.6 290.3 1212.4 1992 27.9 54.3 67.0 82.5 187.0 162.3 127.0 149.3 94.7 83.1 46.1 33.7 105.4 336.5 438.6 223.9 1115.0 1993 33.9 25.2 82.6 116.0 137.5 103.9 100.0 138.6 98.5 92.1 56.6 33.5 92.8 336.2 342.5 247.2 1018.5 1994 45.7 37.9 96.5 164.7 157.1 104.3 124.9 120.6 114.9 98.2 53.9 40.1 117.1 418.3 349.8 267.0 1158.9 1995 31.6 58.9 90.4 153.3 162.5 216.0 153.0 232.9 126.7 89.3 44.1 40.2 130.7 406.3 601.9 260.1 1399.0 1996 20.9 100.9 48.1 117.0 183.2 184.9 141.1 99.8 146.5 61.6 64.4 36.6 162.0 348.3 425.8 272.5 1205.0 1997 22.4 65.3 86.9 82.0 208.0 146.3 130.2 181.4 132.4 78.6 33.8 31.0 124.3 376.9 457.9 244.9 1198.4 1998 43.9 51.2 52.5 135.6 156.2 139.7 102.8 131.0 106.2 101.0 59.0 24.6 126.1 344.3 373.5 266.2 1103.7 1999 37.5 53.8 117.3 144.1 139.0 119.1 173.3 115.2 100.9 80.9 48.7 31.7 115.9 400.4 407.7 230.6 1161.7 2000 34.9 66.3 73.6 134.5 240.4 132.2 140.0 166.6 105.9 92.5 33.6 30.3 132.9 448.6 438.8 232.1 1250.9 2001 66.6 88.0 114.4 129.3 203.1 118.1 132.0 147.7 116.3 73.2 38.8 59.8 184.8 446.8 397.9 228.3 1287.4 2002 41.8 69.7 116.6 159.4 169.4 122.8 104.9 128.4 124.1 76.3 46.3 35.8 171.3 445.4 356.2 246.7 1195.5 2003 56.8 81.5 152.2 168.8 132.6 155.2 114.2 182.5 100.4 95.3 68.7 40.8 174.0 453.6 451.8 264.4 1348.8 2004 37.3 101.2 122.5 135.3 182.4 132.4 132.6 134.1 112.9 80.1 36.5 38.7 179.2 440.2 399.1 229.4 1245.8 2005 37.7 68.0 89.5 140.8 183.3 125.6 116.8 128.0 100.8 65.5 75.6 33.3 144.4 413.7 370.4 241.8 1164.9 2006 40.7 87.6 90.6 163.8 186.3 190.8 207.9 111.7 108.3 87.2 67.6 44.1 161.6 440.7 510.5 263.1 1386.7 2007 49.0 69.2 120.6 193.4 225.4 142.7 150.4 117.0 107.0 88.4 32.8 35.1 162.4 539.4 410.1 228.2 1331.1 2008 36.4 86.4 127.0 184.0 236.8 168.6 120.8 157.9 547.8 MIN 20.9 25.2 48.1 50.3 122.8 95.6 82.0 83.4 73.4 57.2 31.3 18.1 92.8 336.2 314.8 196.7 1018.5 MAX 77.2 101.2 173.1 208.9 278.1 259.4 248.0 261.6 164.8 114.7 80.2 59.8 184.8 547.8 601.9 334.7 1469.2 6190 43.6 63.8 97.3 145.8 172.8 158.9 139.8 135.7 107.6 82.3 56.4 35.2 142.6 415.8 434.4 246.3 1239.0 7100 41.0 60.1 90.0 140.8 175.9 150.9 139.6 138.0 113.1 85.5 52.8 31.9 133.1 406.7 428.5 251.5 1219.7