UK enjoys fifth sunniest January on record
UK enjoys fifth sunniest January on record
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Last month was the UK’s fifth sunniest January on record, despite the country experiencing rain, snow and the most powerful windstorm in over a decade. An average of 61.8 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the UK, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. It means three of the top five sunniest Januarys on record have occurred in the past four years, with 2022 (63.0 hours) and 2023 (62.2 hours) ranking just ahead of 2025.
The top spot is held by January 1959, which saw an average of 69.7 hours of sunshine, while 2001 (66.5 hours) is in second place. Met Office scientist Emily Carlisle said: “While many will remember the impactful wet and windy weather from Storm Eowyn, it’s a mark of how unusually bright other days were that January 2025 will go down as one of the sunniest on record for the UK. “We chiefly saw this as a result of frequent high pressure over the UK, bringing clear skies for many but also below average temperatures with little cloud to trap any warmth near the surface.”.
