Shanklin Takes Top Spot In UK Sunshine Ranking

Shanklin has been named the UK’s sunniest spot in a new Met Office data study.

The study reveals the top-10 sunniest destinations in the UK over the past month, and the southeast coast shines brightest.

With nearly 250 hours of sunshine, Shanklin leads the pack, followed closely by coastal favourites like Southend-on-Sea, Hastings, and Eastbourne.

Top 10 Sunniest Places in the UK over the past month

● 1. Shanklin, Isle of Wight - 248.08 sunshine hours

● 2. Southend-on-Sea, Essex - 241.2 sunshine hours

● 3. Hastings, East Sussex - 236.65 sunshine hours

● 4. Weymouth, Dorset - 235.44 sunshine hours

● 5. Eastbourne, East Sussex - 235.06 sunshine hours

● 6. Bognor Regis, West Sussex - 234.96 sunshine hours

● 7. Brighton, East Sussex - 230.00 sunshine hours

● 8. Newquay, Cornwall - 224.23 sunshine hours

● 9. Bournemouth, Dorset - 222.72 sunshine hours

● 10. Swanage, Dorset - 222.04 sunshine hours

Methodology

Data was collected from Met Office statistics, where available.

In cases where weather stations were not available in the towns themselves, the nearest available station was used.

"This spring has also been exceptionally dry," Ian Lisk, chief meteorologist at the Met Office, said.

“It’s all to do with our old friend, the jet stream.

"Weather typically moves across the UK from west to east, but the north-south amplification of the jet stream has enabled areas of high pressure to hang around in the vicinity of the UK.

"This means that our share of the more typical unsettled weather has been deflected away from us.”