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 299 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 20.4 days in March of the latter year. The driest month was May 2020, with just 2.3 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 349 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 Sunny Day City Road Dash Cam Video Dataset captures the vibrant dynamics of city roads under sunny conditions, essential for autonomous driving systems' development. This dataset is recorded with high-resolution driving recorders, boasting over 1920 x 1080 resolution and a frame rate of over 33 fps, ensuring crystal-clear imagery and fluid motion capture. It includes bounding boxes and tags for more than 10 typical urban object categories, including humans, cars, electric bicycles, vans, trucks, and more, providing a rich training ground for AI to recognize and respond to various elements in sunlit urban environments.