Chart description: The UK's monthly sunlight hours have averaged about the same in the years 2015, 2016 and 2017, however 2018 and 2020 proved to have significantly more hours of sunlight, and 2019 had less hours of sunlight compared to other years.

Chart data: Month Number of hours Dec 31, 2014 58.3 Jan 31, 2015 75.5 Feb 28, 2015 121 Mar 31, 2015 211.8 Apr 30, 2015 173.8 May 31, 2015 188.5 Jun 30, 2015 160.7 Jul 31, 2015 148.2 Aug 31, 2015 151.8 Sep 30, 2015 90.4 Oct 31, 2015 35.5 Nov 30, 2015 29.1 Dec 31, 2015 37.3 Jan 31, 2016 84.4 Feb 29, 2016 116.6 Mar 31, 2016 160.5 Apr 30, 2016 208.3 May 31, 2016 134.9 Jun 30, 2016 156.4 Jul 31, 2016 180.6 Aug 31, 2016 119.3 Sep 30, 2016 104.6 Oct 31, 2016 74.2 Nov 30, 2016 40.3 Dec 31, 2016 54.7 Jan 31, 2017 54.8 Feb 28, 2017 119.1 Mar 31, 2017 158.1 Apr 30, 2017 207.8 May 31, 2017 155.3 Jun 30, 2017 168.3 Jul 31, 2017 155.1 Aug 31, 2017 108.5 Sep 30, 2017 72.3 Oct 31, 2017 70.7 Nov 30, 2017 44.5 Dec 31, 2017 49.1 Jan 31, 2018 98.1 Feb 28, 2018 83.7 Mar 31, 2018 131.6 Apr 30, 2018 240.5 May 31, 2018 234.4 Jun 30, 2018 233.8 Jul 31, 2018 147 Aug 31, 2018 132.4 Sep 30, 2018 111.4 Oct 31, 2018 61.8 Nov 30, 2018 36.2 Dec 31, 2018 50.8 Jan 31, 2019 98.9 Feb 28, 2019 115.2 Mar 31, 2019 168.7 Apr 30, 2019 186.9 May 31, 2019 159.9 Jun 30, 2019 166.3 Jul 31, 2019 174.9 Aug 31, 2019 142.7 Sep 30, 2019 88.5 Oct 31, 2019 48.1 Nov 30, 2019 45.9 Dec 31, 2019 44.5 Jan 31, 2020 72.9 Feb 29, 2020 136.3 Mar 31, 2020 224.5 Apr 30, 2020 265.5 May 31, 2020 164.2 Jun 30, 2020 142.4 Jul 31, 2020 142.6 Aug 31, 2020 145.3 Sep 30, 2020 66 Oct 31, 2020 53.1 Nov 30, 2020 37.8

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