Average daily sun hours in the United Kingdom 2001-2024

Average annual number of daily sun hours in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001 to 2024

CharacteristicHours of sunlight per day
2024* 3.8
2023 4.3
2022 4.9
2021 4.1
2020 4.6
2019 4.5
2018 4.7
2017 4.1
2016 4.2
2015 4.4
2014 4.5
2013 4.3
2012 4
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Release date

March 2025

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2001 to 2024

Special properties

Weighted by location of UK solar PV resources

Supplementary notes

* Provisional data.
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0

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