Where in the UK gets the most sunshine?

Chichester has been named the sunniest place in the UK – thanks to its record-high levels of sunshine this winter. Met Office data found the city received more than 230 hours of sunlight – or nearly ten days – across the coldest season, which is more than anywhere else in the country.
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Which county in England has the most sunshine?

The answer may surprise you. Sussex is, in fact, the sunniest county in the United Kingdom, according to Met Office records. Over the last 29 years, the western part of the county has averaged 1902 hours of sunshine a year.
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Which part of UK has best weather?

  1. Bognor Regis: England's sun king. (Image credit: Getty) ...
  2. Eastbourne, East Sussex: Brighton's bustling cousin. ...
  3. Hastings, Kent: the sunny heart of The Garden of England. ...
  4. Central London: it's sunnier and warmer than you think. ...
  5. Tenby, Wales: the Welsh Riviera. ...
  6. The Isles of Scilly: slow living and warm winters.
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Which part of the UK is the warmest?

Hottest Places in the UK. The Isles of Scilly have the highest mean annual temperature in the UK of 11.5 degrees Celsius (52.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Not far behind are coastal parts of Cornwall, where many low-elevation sites average above 11 °C (52 °F).
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Which part of UK gets most daylight hours?

Using data from the Met Office, experts have revealed the coastal destinations with the most hours of sunshine. Their analysis reveals that Thanet in Kent is the UK's sunshine capital, with a whopping 724.09 hours on average each year.
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Where is the happiest place to live in the UK?

Hexham in Northumberland has been named the happiest place to live in Great Britain. The market town beat Richmond upon Thames in Greater London and Harrogate in North Yorkshire to the top spot in Rightmove's Happy at Home Index.
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Where is the warmest and driest place in the UK?

For the warmest temperatures and lowest rainfall, London is a good bet - it's one of the driest parts of the country.
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What is the sunniest part of England?

Chichester has been named the sunniest place in the UK – thanks to its record-high levels of sunshine this winter. Met Office data found the city received more than 230 hours of sunlight – or nearly ten days – across the coldest season, which is more than anywhere else in the country.
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Where is the driest place in the UK?

London is the country's driest city, while demand for brollies is also low in Essex, Kent and Cambridgeshire. St Osyth, a village of 4,000 near Clacton-on-Sea, receives a mere 513mm of rain a year, making it a contender for the driest place in Britain.
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Where is the best place to live in UK?

A village in Yorkshire has been named the best place to live in the UK, according to a new ranking. The village of Ilkley, in West Yorkshire, topped the list of 70 locations named on The Sunday Times' annual list of the Best Places to Live.
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What is the driest county in UK?

The climate of East Anglia is generally dry and mild. The region is the driest in the United Kingdom with many areas receiving less than 600mm of rainfall a year. and locations such as St Osyth less than 500 mm on average.
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Where is the warmest beach in UK?

But the warmest places include Bracklesham Bay, and Weston Bay in the Bristol Channel, which both hit 21.6C on Monday.
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What is the warmest and sunniest part of England?

The study found that the South East is the sunniest region in the UK, with 8 cities and towns from that region getting the most hours of natural sunlight.
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Where is the healthiest place to live in England?

The borough tops the new Health Index for England, a measure being developed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to understand the health of the nation.
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Which UK city has the least rain?

A new study has shown that Dundee is the 'driest city' in the UK, with less recorded rainfall than any other part of the country. The report, compiled by gas supplier Flogas, has shown that the City of Discovery experienced the lowest number of rainy days between October and March, at just 11 per month.
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Where is the wettest place in the UK?

Seathwaite is the wettest inhabited place in the United Kingdom and receives around 3,552 millimetres (140 in) of rain per year.
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What is the rainiest city in the UK?

Cardiff is Britain's wettest city with 1,152m m falling on it each year.
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What is the warmest city in England?

Below are the warmest cities in the UK. The Berkshire town of Slough is crowned the 'warmest' with an overall of 570 points! Slough scored the second highest points possible for the considered positive factors: Minimum and Maximum Temperature (270 out of 300), and Hours of Sunshine (180 out of 200).
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Is Eastbourne the sunniest place in the UK?

Eastbourne and the surrounding area is regularly cited as being the sunniest place in the UK. Its location on the south coast, with shelter provided by the cliffs of Beachy Head and the South Downs beyond, gives it a mild climate with high levels of sunshine.
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Is Cornwall The Wettest County in England?

Which Is The Wettest County In England? Those numbers show Argyll topped out with an annual soaking of 2,274mm in each year, while western Scotland takes in most of the top 10 at 7, while Merionethshire in Wales moves up to number four after Caernarvonshire comes in at six.
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Where is the hottest place in England in summer?

THE UK's hottest locations have been revealed - and London's burning. Almost half of the country's top 50 warmest locations can be found in the capital. But the temperature is highest on the east coast, with Canterbury and Ashford in Kent taking the top two spots.
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What is the coldest part of the UK?

Scotland is the coldest part of the UK throughout the year, and has average minimum temperatures of just -0.2oC during the winter.
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Is the UK getting sunnier?

The Met Office says the UK is getting warmer and sunnier but also wetter as a result of climate change. 2020 was third warmest, fifth wettest and eighth sunniest on record for the UK.
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Where is the most depressing place to live in the UK?

Chichester in West Sussex was the chirpiest zone, seeing 232 hours of sunlight during winter. Meanwhile Bradford in Yorkshire is the most miserable, with a mere 110 hours.
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