Monthly sunshine hours in England 2015-2024

The amount of monthly hours of sunshine in England follows a similar pattern each year, with the longest durations occurring in Spring and Summer. During the period in consideration, the highest amount of monthly sunshine hours was recorded in May 2020, at over 299 hours. This was more hours of sunlight than the UK average.

Overcast and rainy

In addition to low periods of sunshine, England is also susceptible to precipitation. Between 2015 and 2023, the greatest number of days in which more than 1mm of rain fell was 20.4 days in March of the latter year. The driest month was May 2020, with just 2.3 raindays.

Europe’s gloomiest and sunniest cities

The United Kingdom has some of Europe's cloudiest cities, such as Glasgow, London or Manchester. On the other hand, most of Europe’s sunniest cities are located in Spain, with Alicante taking the lead at 349 hours of monthly average sunshine.