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 April 2008 & Spring 2008. Year JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC WIN SPR SUM AUT ANN 1929 50.4 57.9 209.2 173.7 231.0 238.2 199.8 147.1 172.1 99.4 50.0 54.6 --- 613.8 585.1 321.6 1683.3 1930 44.9 75.2 95.8 125.3 135.5 236.9 153.8 156.1 117.7 90.3 55.5 30.6 174.7 356.6 546.9 263.5 1317.6 1931 60.2 60.4 135.8 104.1 153.8 142.6 129.4 160.8 104.5 116.5 51.8 31.4 151.2 393.8 432.8 272.8 1251.3 1932 41.2 81.0 129.6 124.1 113.0 230.1 125.5 147.7 118.2 85.4 50.2 44.3 153.6 366.7 503.3 253.8 1290.3 1933 82.4 85.3 146.1 147.3 151.8 189.9 198.4 195.9 179.2 81.6 72.6 53.1 212.0 445.2 584.1 333.4 1583.5 1934 54.4 97.7 110.8 133.9 188.9 212.8 235.2 164.8 136.3 65.5 34.3 22.5 205.2 433.6 612.7 236.1 1457.1 1935 45.5 54.7 119.1 149.2 212.8 162.5 218.7 185.3 124.3 68.4 61.0 48.7 122.6 481.1 566.6 253.6 1450.2 1936 37.8 80.7 60.5 167.6 189.2 156.6 120.2 173.2 107.8 100.8 55.2 40.2 167.2 417.3 450.0 263.9 1289.8 1937 31.6 46.7 111.4 111.3 194.2 158.6 120.1 193.1 140.7 89.1 61.2 36.9 118.4 416.9 471.8 290.9 1294.9 1938 34.5 59.5 122.0 207.9 157.1 175.0 123.4 141.2 110.6 90.8 57.3 47.1 130.9 487.0 439.5 258.6 1326.3 1939 32.0 71.6 79.7 177.2 202.3 232.0 117.7 175.9 150.6 110.6 35.3 42.1 150.7 459.2 525.6 296.5 1427.0 1940 76.9 39.0 112.3 117.2 196.0 277.3 178.7 175.6 165.5 81.6 45.9 39.5 158.1 425.5 631.6 293.0 1505.6 1941 47.8 69.2 102.1 117.3 169.2 196.6 189.7 158.9 112.7 103.6 43.5 31.9 156.5 388.5 545.1 259.7 1342.2 1942 50.5 63.0 83.2 187.3 193.7 238.2 171.0 124.0 125.3 76.7 54.1 27.0 145.3 464.2 533.1 256.1 1393.9 1943 37.1 70.5 135.3 159.5 213.3 196.4 205.3 135.2 120.3 102.2 55.9 49.5 134.6 508.1 536.9 278.4 1480.5 1944 28.5 73.5 144.4 153.0 207.1 156.3 99.0 191.8 131.2 92.5 33.3 53.7 151.5 504.5 447.1 257.0 1364.3 1945 58.9 65.2 118.2 201.1 155.5 170.8 132.8 164.5 92.7 99.3 49.4 33.6 177.8 474.8 468.1 241.5 1342.2 1946 53.5 58.6 128.7 176.5 206.9 153.2 173.8 130.6 94.4 82.2 35.3 52.8 145.7 512.1 457.6 212.0 1346.5 1947 47.5 41.2 68.6 142.2 156.6 153.4 146.2 270.7 120.3 117.0 60.5 28.0 141.4 367.4 570.3 297.7 1352.2 1948 38.6 72.9 169.9 181.6 265.2 148.2 157.5 122.0 103.6 85.0 62.0 63.9 139.5 616.7 427.7 250.6 1470.3 1949 44.9 93.5 141.1 144.7 224.2 256.1 227.5 188.9 152.1 83.6 52.9 37.3 202.2 509.9 672.5 288.6 1646.7 1950 46.1 48.0 123.1 141.4 199.2 219.4 168.9 157.9 98.1 93.1 57.4 39.6 131.4 463.6 546.2 248.5 1392.0 1951 39.3 73.6 83.0 187.5 174.6 219.6 193.9 142.3 82.3 112.1 51.4 44.8 152.5 445.1 555.8 245.8 1404.3 1952 61.4 82.9 98.4 142.7 189.1 178.6 151.7 152.4 122.6 103.3 65.8 44.4 189.1 430.2 482.7 291.7 1393.4 1953 41.5 57.2 150.5 189.6 208.3 174.1 186.6 173.5 125.4 105.3 49.1 31.6 143.1 548.4 534.2 279.8 1492.6 1954 49.3 74.4 109.5 207.8 158.0 146.1 109.8 126.1 155.3 59.0 46.1 35.2 155.3 475.3 382.0 260.3 1276.5 1955 34.3 80.7 165.8 164.4 189.6 134.9 297.5 223.7 155.8 110.6 66.8 28.4 150.1 519.7 656.0 333.2 1652.3 1956 47.2 88.4 146.5 172.3 230.8 179.8 154.5 158.7 76.2 102.6 46.8 24.0 164.0 549.6 493.0 225.6 1427.9 1957 41.3 81.2 87.5 162.8 219.3 286.1 131.6 137.4 95.8 71.0 60.7 54.0 146.5 469.6 555.1 227.4 1428.6 1958 46.5 51.0 111.9 144.5 164.9 152.2 147.3 107.0 105.5 82.2 40.9 29.9 151.5 421.3 406.6 228.7 1183.9 1959 69.1 77.6 93.4 126.1 220.9 228.1 207.9 192.8 197.1 114.9 45.1 27.5 176.6 440.3 628.8 357.1 1600.4 1960 37.9 70.6 82.7 172.7 174.7 243.0 151.1 154.6 124.2 69.6 53.2 55.6 135.9 430.2 548.7 247.0 1389.9 1961 33.2 51.6 112.4 97.4 211.4 209.1 162.9 158.0 119.8 86.9 60.8 56.9 140.4 421.2 530.0 267.5 1360.4 1962 47.3 62.9 122.0 163.7 168.1 219.5 135.8 135.5 97.9 117.2 43.9 56.3 167.1 453.8 490.8 259.0 1370.1 1963 70.8 89.1 99.3 110.2 170.4 183.1 150.0 120.6 130.7 68.5 53.2 53.5 216.2 379.9 453.7 252.3 1299.3 1964 35.0 55.6 82.3 122.0 160.5 130.8 146.0 178.1 154.6 93.7 59.6 41.4 144.1 364.8 454.9 307.9 1259.6 1965 59.9 40.6 124.1 156.5 154.5 170.2 127.5 173.8 92.7 118.0 69.1 46.1 141.9 435.2 471.5 279.8 1333.2 1966 36.9 35.7 100.8 98.2 220.7 141.1 161.8 167.6 146.8 93.2 44.3 32.0 118.7 419.7 470.5 284.3 1279.1 1967 47.3 74.5 136.2 120.8 148.6 210.3 162.3 147.9 125.7 67.5 72.5 44.5 153.8 405.6 520.4 265.8 1358.1 1968 27.6 81.2 112.2 158.7 150.1 187.3 173.6 159.8 105.0 49.4 49.3 36.3 153.2 420.9 520.7 203.7 1290.4 1969 27.9 53.5 93.4 187.4 131.4 245.0 184.3 140.3 81.9 98.5 61.1 34.4 117.7 412.1 569.6 241.5 1339.0 1970 30.9 85.2 101.8 126.9 157.9 208.9 134.5 143.9 114.9 81.1 43.3 50.0 150.5 386.6 487.3 239.2 1279.3 1971 30.3 53.1 77.7 123.7 223.9 129.9 236.8 125.2 164.0 115.9 62.6 29.5 133.4 425.4 491.9 342.5 1372.6 1972 39.8 45.1 125.2 146.4 132.8 121.6 164.7 178.9 143.7 88.2 59.7 32.2 114.4 404.4 465.2 291.6 1278.3 1973 30.2 58.8 139.3 165.9 151.5 196.7 158.1 161.4 128.8 83.1 59.7 41.4 121.2 456.6 516.1 271.6 1374.6 1974 38.8 58.0 105.3 171.9 172.2 185.6 134.2 161.1 104.0 77.0 48.2 27.7 138.3 449.4 481.0 229.2 1284.2 1975 29.5 85.8 98.9 131.4 230.5 259.3 177.7 194.6 135.3 117.3 61.1 25.7 143.0 460.7 631.6 313.8 1547.2 1976 34.7 57.6 102.0 154.8 151.7 210.8 207.9 253.6 84.1 64.1 60.2 43.7 118.1 408.5 672.4 208.4 1425.4 1977 38.2 55.0 70.7 148.4 249.5 170.7 200.6 153.0 100.1 92.9 61.6 30.2 136.9 468.6 524.3 254.6 1370.8 1978 49.1 48.0 104.1 125.0 202.6 145.5 130.7 131.2 127.2 73.2 51.6 35.7 127.3 431.7 407.4 252.0 1223.9 1979 56.4 62.2 72.3 140.0 160.3 152.3 167.0 148.0 133.5 89.4 48.2 41.1 154.4 372.6 467.3 271.1 1270.7 1980 54.6 37.4 77.3 168.6 221.3 132.3 144.5 119.8 112.9 79.6 56.8 36.4 133.1 467.2 396.6 249.4 1241.6 1981 35.7 67.4 69.7 142.9 125.0 127.5 130.9 174.4 122.4 85.4 39.9 33.4 139.4 337.6 432.7 247.7 1154.5 1982 45.3 54.5 131.4 169.1 188.9 154.7 156.6 132.7 111.8 66.2 44.6 28.6 133.2 489.3 444.0 222.5 1284.3 1983 28.1 78.4 64.7 140.7 122.1 143.7 235.6 211.3 94.6 90.2 44.0 41.9 135.1 327.5 590.6 228.8 1295.2 1984 45.0 52.6 67.8 211.0 195.8 183.3 257.8 180.4 108.5 87.8 43.7 41.2 139.6 474.6 621.6 240.0 1475.1 1985 52.7 82.4 111.5 121.2 169.7 161.3 174.6 134.7 114.1 89.7 60.5 32.0 176.3 402.5 470.6 264.2 1304.3 1986 33.3 98.1 105.5 123.8 174.6 172.8 125.3 120.2 151.1 93.2 65.9 38.1 163.3 403.9 418.3 310.1 1301.7 1987 52.5 60.3 87.1 148.2 190.3 110.7 161.2 156.6 138.8 97.9 56.4 33.5 150.9 425.7 428.5 293.1 1293.6 1988 46.4 83.2 82.7 152.9 194.7 180.1 119.7 147.4 131.3 96.6 79.4 22.3 163.0 430.3 447.2 307.3 1336.7 1989 56.1 78.9 92.0 144.8 239.4 214.5 251.4 209.6 112.9 68.4 74.8 27.2 157.3 476.2 675.5 256.1 1570.0 1990 44.3 59.3 106.4 184.0 243.5 123.0 268.1 173.7 148.2 84.3 60.9 36.7 130.8 533.9 564.8 293.4 1532.4 1991 59.2 66.2 85.0 139.3 157.1 130.4 154.4 180.8 164.6 83.2 40.8 34.0 162.1 381.3 465.7 288.6 1295.0 1992 55.8 54.2 63.3 114.5 232.1 197.1 146.1 149.6 101.1 73.8 41.4 46.9 144.1 409.9 492.8 216.2 1275.9 1993 27.2 43.6 89.2 119.8 152.9 180.3 149.3 159.7 109.9 109.1 59.9 26.5 117.7 361.9 489.3 278.9 1227.4 1994 52.1 56.0 99.9 153.2 142.8 163.7 194.3 150.9 102.8 119.6 36.4 39.4 134.6 395.9 508.9 258.9 1311.1 1995 35.3 47.6 125.3 173.5 182.0 215.7 195.0 264.8 135.7 108.8 67.2 45.8 122.3 480.7 675.5 311.7 1596.6 1996 22.9 91.4 65.6 123.5 186.0 218.3 205.2 173.9 155.8 76.5 66.0 52.1 160.1 375.0 597.3 298.2 1437.0 1997 53.9 56.7 112.6 150.5 217.9 113.7 213.1 166.3 128.0 117.2 40.9 40.6 162.7 481.0 493.1 286.2 1411.4 1998 50.2 72.5 71.9 133.5 213.5 136.4 127.9 190.4 116.6 87.2 62.6 28.9 163.3 418.9 454.7 266.5 1291.7 1999 42.9 53.9 93.0 143.9 131.3 174.1 225.7 144.1 150.6 112.9 61.6 36.0 125.7 368.2 544.0 325.1 1370.0 2000 46.0 80.7 111.6 139.5 200.8 156.7 181.6 168.8 104.5 77.3 38.0 33.0 162.7 451.9 507.1 219.8 1338.5 2001 68.7 83.3 92.6 138.0 205.9 180.1 167.4 155.4 109.4 97.4 48.1 73.3 185.1 436.5 502.9 254.8 1419.6 2002 33.0 58.3 103.5 163.6 171.4 141.1 144.8 148.9 151.4 88.3 58.5 37.8 164.6 438.6 434.9 298.1 1300.7 2003 66.8 87.0 166.0 187.0 173.6 188.7 132.2 185.3 135.7 109.0 60.4 43.2 191.6 526.6 506.1 305.1 1534.7 2004 40.5 98.1 115.3 117.0 205.5 186.4 148.4 163.0 130.6 91.5 37.0 45.8 181.7 437.8 497.9 259.1 1379.1 2005 44.6 67.5 81.3 143.8 211.3 176.4 177.5 203.7 134.3 75.7 77.8 41.6 157.9 436.5 557.6 287.8 1435.6 2006 59.0 65.7 88.6 163.6 162.1 223.3 261.0 136.2 148.8 92.1 80.9 34.2 166.3 414.4 620.4 321.8 1515.5 2007 48.3 71.2 141.1 222.3 185.5 136.5 163.9 181.1 134.6 107.0 52.7 52.0 153.7 548.9 481.5 294.3 1496.3 2008 37.6 109.1 117.4 166.4 184.3 211.3 168.7 96.1 122.9 103.4 198.8 468.0 476.0 MIN 22.9 35.7 60.5 97.4 113.0 110.7 99.0 96.1 76.2 49.4 33.3 22.3 114.4 327.5 382.0 203.7 1154.5 MAX 82.4 109.1 209.2 222.3 265.2 286.1 297.5 270.7 197.1 119.6 80.9 73.3 216.2 616.7 675.5 357.1 1683.3 6190 44.7 65.2 103.0 149.1 184.0 177.3 175.7 164.0 124.4 88.9 59.0 40.8 150.7 436.1 516.9 272.3 1376.0 7100 45.7 64.8 97.8 150.6 189.1 169.8 183.3 172.0 127.4 91.7 57.9 38.5 149.0 437.6 525.1 277.0 1388.7