The total number of sunshine hours recorded in the United Kingdom in 2024 was over *****. This was a decrease from the previous year, which had ***** sunshine hours. Since 1930, the highest number of sunshine hours recorded in a year in the UK occurred in 1995, at *****.

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 *** hours. This was more hours of sunlight than the UK average. Overcast and rainyIn 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 **** days in March of the latter year. The driest month was May 2020, with just *** rain days. Europe’s gloomiest and sunniest citiesThe United Kingdom has some of Europe's cloudiest cities, such as Glasgow, London and Manchester. On the other hand, most of Europe’s sunniest cities are located in Spain, with Alicante taking the lead at *** hours of monthly average sunshine.

The lowest average daily sun hours in the United Kingdom typically occur in January and December. The highest daily sun hours recorded since 2015 was in May 2020, at an average of 9.7 hours per day. In comparison, May 2024 saw 5.6 hours of daily sunshine. High levels of monthly sunlight in 2018 Since 2014, the pattern of total monthly hours of sunlight remained relatively similar up until 2018. That year there was a noticeable increase in sunlight hours in May, June and July – with May recording 241 hours of sunlight. The following year the pattern returned to normal, but a significant increase was again recorded in 2020. Annual sun hours The average annual number of daily sun hours in the UK has remained above four hours per day since 2001, but has not increased above five. Daily sun hours were highest in 2003 at 4.9 hours per day. The following years saw sun hours remain at a similar level, until figures increased again to 4.9 hours in 2022.

The total monthly hours of sunlight in the UK follow a similar pattern each year. May typically has the highest monthly hours of sunshine, peaking at nearly 267 hours in 2020. Unsurprisingly, the lowest hours of sunlight occur at the end of each year.Little sunshine throughout the dayThe average annual number of daily sun hours has seen little change since the turn of the century, with the lowest average number being recorded in 2012 at 4 hours and the highest average being 4.9 in 2003 and 2022. Instruments such as the Campbell-Stokes sunshine recorder are used to measure sunshine duration. However, more modern equipment is now being used as the Campbell-Stokes recorder overestimates sunshine duration. England gets the most sunshineAlthough sunshine isn't the most common sight throughout the United Kingdom, on average England receives the most monthly hours. In recent years, the longest monthly duration of sunlight was recorded in May 2020, at an average of 267 hours. In comparison, Scotland received just 215 hours of sunshine in the same month.

The United Kingdom's hottest summer ever recorded was in 2018, with an average temperature of ***** degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, 2023 saw the eighth hottest summer in the UK, with an average temperature of ***** degrees. In the last couple of decades, five of the top 10 warmest summers in the UK were recorded. New temperature records in 2022 In summer 2022, record-breaking temperatures of more than ** degrees Celsius were recorded at several locations across the UK. Accordingly, 2022 was also the UK's warmest year on record, with the average annual temperature rising above ** degrees Celsius for the first time. Since temperature recording began in ****, the hottest years documented in the country have all occurred after 2003. England: the warmest country in the UK Amongst the countries that comprise the United Kingdom, England has generally seen the highest annual mean temperatures. In 2022, England’s average temperature also reached a new record high, at nearly ** degrees Celsius. And while it’s not a typical sight in the United Kingdom, England also registered the most hours of sunshine on average, with Scotland being the gloomiest country out of the four.

The highest average temperature recorded in 2024 until November was in August, at 16.8 degrees Celsius. Since 2015, the highest average daily temperature in the UK was registered in July 2018, at 18.7 degrees Celsius. The summer of 2018 was the joint hottest since institutions began recording temperatures in 1910. One noticeable anomaly during this period was in December 2015, when the average daily temperature reached 9.5 degrees Celsius. This month also experienced the highest monthly rainfall in the UK since before 2014, with England, Wales, and Scotland suffering widespread flooding. Daily hours of sunshine Unsurprisingly, the heat wave that spread across the British Isles in 2018 was the result of particularly sunny weather. July 2018 saw an average of 8.7 daily sun hours in the United Kingdom. This was more hours of sun than was recorded in July 2024, which only saw 5.8 hours of sun. Temperatures are on the rise Since the 1960s, there has been an increase in regional temperatures across the UK. Between 1961 and 1990, temperatures in England averaged nine degrees Celsius, and from 2013 to 2022, average temperatures in the country had increased to 10.3 degrees Celsius. Due to its relatively southern location, England continues to rank as the warmest country in the UK.

Набір відеоданих з відеореєстратора Sunny Day City Road фіксує яскраву динаміку міських доріг за сонячних умов, що є важливим для розробки систем автономного водіння. Цей набір даних записується за допомогою високоякісних відеореєстраторів, що може похвалитися роздільною здатністю понад 1920 x 1080 та частотою кадрів понад 33 кадри на секунду, що забезпечує кришталево чисте зображення та плавне захоплення руху. Він містить обмежувальні рамки та теги для понад 10 типових категорій міських об'єктів, включаючи людей, автомобілі, електровелосипеди, фургони, вантажівки тощо, що забезпечує багатий навчальний майданчик для штучного інтелекту для розпізнавання та реагування на різні елементи в освітленому сонцем міському середовищі.

During the period in consideration, the month with the most hours of bright sunshine in Wales was ********. With a total of *** hours, this was noticeably more sunshine than was recorded in the same month of the previous year, and more than the UK average. The shortest duration occurred in *************, at **** hours.

Набір відеоданих з відеореєстратора Sunny Day Crossroads пропонує цілеспрямований погляд на динамічну взаємодію на перехрестях за сонячної погоди, що є критичним аспектом міського водіння для автономних транспортних засобів. Зафіксований за допомогою відеореєстраторів високої роздільної здатності понад 1920 x 1080 пікселів та частоти кадрів, що перевищує 34 кадри в секунду, цей набір даних забезпечує чітке та плавне зображення, необхідне для детального аналізу та навчання штучного інтелекту. Він охоплює обмежувальні рамки та теги для понад 10 типових категорій міських об'єктів, включаючи людей, автомобілі, електровелосипеди, фургони, вантажівки тощо. Цей багатий набір даних має на меті покращити алгоритми прийняття рішень автономними автомобілями на жвавих перехрестях, де складність руху транспортних засобів та пішоходів значно зростає.

During the period in consideration, the month with the most hours of sunshine in Scotland was June 2023, with a total of ***** hours. However, April and May typically have the most hours of sunshine in Scotland.