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UK Sunshine Hours Guide

Compare average sunshine hours by UK city and month — plan trips or choose where to live.

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Select a city to see sunshine data.

How This Works

Sunshine hours from UK Met Office regional climate summaries (30-year averages 1991-2020). East Anglia and the South West are consistently the sunniest UK regions.

Brighton and Eastbourne are usually the sunniest UK locations (~1,900 hours/year). Among major cities: Plymouth (~1,712h), London (~1,633h), Birmingham (~1,431h). The difference between sunniest and cloudiest UK locations is about 600 hours/year.
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