While the UK as a whole has had well above average sunshine hours this year, there have been big regional differences.
Looking at the data for the four countries separately, only England has broken its record for sunniest year, while 2025 is currently the second sunniest year in Scotland and the sixth sunniest in Wales.
In Northern Ireland, although sunshine has been above average in 2025, it is not currently among the 10 sunniest years on record, but could get closer by the end of December.
The highest amounts of sunlight, compared to the average, were recorded in the east of England and the north of Scotland.
