The tables below give December averages for the number of hours with sunshine at cities and towns throughout the United Kingdom. The monthly totals are based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010.
You can jump to a separate table for: Southern England, Northern England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The UK as a whole has an average 47 hours of sun in December.
Southern England
Total December sunshine
| Place |
Hours |
| Birmingham |
38 |
| Cambridge |
49 |
| Eastbourne |
59 |
| Exeter |
60 |
| Ipswich |
57 |
| London |
37 |
| Lowestoft |
41 |
| Newquay |
63 |
| Oxford |
54 |
Northern England
Average amount of sun in December
| Place |
Hours |
| Blackpool |
48 |
| Grimsby |
50 |
| Malham Tarn, Yorkshire Dales |
35 |
| Manchester |
47 |
| Newcastle |
51 |
| Penrith |
37 |
| Sheffield |
40 |
Wales
Average December sun
| Place |
Hours |
| Aberporth |
53 |
| Aberystwyth |
40 |
| Cardiff |
49 |
| Tenby |
54 |
| Valley, Anglesey |
52 |
Scotland
Number of sunny hours in December on average
| Place |
Hours |
| Aberdeen |
48 |
| Dundee |
52 |
| Edinburgh |
40 |
| Forres |
40 |
| Glasgow |
33 |
| Kirkwall, Orkney Islands |
25 |
| Lerwick, Shetland Islands |
18 |
| Oban |
34 |
| Stornoway, Outer Hebrides |
29 |
| Tiree, Inner Hebrides |
36 |
Northern Ireland
Average total sunshine in December
| Place |
Hours |
| Armagh |
40 |
| Belfast |
46 |
| Londonderry |
32 |