The UK has just experienced its sunniest spring on record.
But this includes huge regional variations – with some areas enjoying much more sunshine than others.
Mail Online analysed Met Office data on a range of locations across the UK to determine which are among the most miserable.
The figures reveal the average amount of yearly sunshine each weather station received between 1991 and 2020.
While certain places regularly basked in glorious sunlight, others received as little as three hours per day, on average.
From the data we analysed, it’s not good for those who live in Scotland and Ireland.
Recent spells of ‘anticyclonic gloom’ won’t have helped matters for those desperate for some vitamin D.
So, is your hometown in some need of sunshine?
Banagher in Ireland (pictured) topped our list for the most miserable area in terms of sunlight hours, with just 1,096 per year. In 2015 it experienced widespread flooding
Members of the public braving heavy rain in Manchester earlier this year. This city also appeared in the top five most miserable areas
From the areas we analysed Banagher, in the midlands of Ireland, received the least amount of sunshine at just 1,096.19 hours per year.
Next up was Glasgow, in Scotland, which sees an average of just 1,233.96 hours.
Manchester took third place, with 1,265.48 hours per year.
And the next two spots also went to Scottish locations – Dumfries and Moray.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the scale, Plymouth enjoyed the most sunshine with 1,732.24 hours per year.
This is an extra 700 hours per year than Banagher, which gets the least.
Southampton came a close second, followed by Bristol and Norwich.
The seaside town of Blackpool also fared reasonably well, racking up 1,591.58 hours on average per year.
Rain and dark cloud over Glasgow, in Scotland, which received the second lowest amount of sunshine hours
Cloudy weather over Moray, in Scotland. Here, they get an average of 1,383 hours of sunshine per year
A person walking through the gloomy streets of Glasgow earlier this year, when storm Eowyn brought strong winds and rain to the UK and Ireland
Last year, the Met Office revealed some areas didn’t get a single minute of sunshine in the first 10 days of November.
Odiham in Hampshire, Saint Helier in Jersey and Ronaldsway on the Isle of Man didn’t see the sun, while Rostherne in Cheshire got just 24 minutes of sunshine.
Surprisingly, Scotland, usually known for its murky conditions, experienced clearer conditions than anywhere else in the UK.
For example, Kinloss in Moray got an impressive 35 hours of sunshine in the first 10 days of November and even reached a ‘balmy’ 64°F (17.8°C).
Overall, England had just 2.2 hours of sunshine in the first 10 days of November, while the UK as a whole fared slightly better with 5.3 hours.
Meanwhile, Wales got 2.1 hours, Northern Ireland got 4.3 hours and Scotland had 11.7 hours, the Met Office reveals.
‘Depressing’ conditions have been caused by anticyclonic gloom, a weather phenomenon typified by grey skies, mist and low cloud.
It means that the sky has a uniformly drab colour – with the sun nowhere to be seen and only limited daytime brightness.
People enjoying the glorious weather in Plymouth last year. This area topped the list for the most hours of sunshine
Cloudless blue sky and a blazing sun in Southampton, which came second on the list for sunniest places
People enjoying the warm, sunny weather in Bristol last year. This area enjoys 1,658 hours of sunshine annually
In a stark turn of events, yesterday it emerged that the UK has experienced its sunniest spring on record, clocking up 630 hours of sunshine across the country between March 1 and May 27.
This beats the previous record of 626 hour set in 2020.
It means seven of the top 10 sunniest springs have all occurred since the year 2000. Met Office data for sunshine began in 1910.
Last year the UK saw only 377 hours of sunshine across March, April and May, making it one of the dullest springs on record.
Met Office scientist Emily Carlisle said: ‘We all remember the exceptionally sunny spring of 2020, but that title has now been surpassed by the spring of 2025.
‘It has indeed been an extremely sunny and dry spring for the majority, but with a few days left of the season and more unsettled weather this week, it’s too early to say what will happen with other records.’
The Met Office is expected to publish figures for rainfall shortly, which will likely show the UK has also experienced one of its driest ever springs.
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