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 1991 to 2020.
The UK as a whole has an average 43 hours of sun in December.
Southern England
Total December sunshine
| Place |
Hours |
| Birmingham |
56 |
| Bristol |
50 |
| Dover |
59 |
| Isles of Scilly |
52 |
| London, Greenwich |
50 |
| London, Kew Gardens |
53 |
| Norwich |
55 |
| Nottingham |
55 |
| Plymouth |
54 |
| Southampton |
55 |
| Stoke-on-Trent |
50 |
| Weymouth |
65 |
Northern England
Average amount of sun in December
| Place |
Hours |
| Ambleside, Windermere Lake |
49 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed |
54 |
| Dumfries |
44 |
| Hull |
55 |
| Manchester |
53 |
| Middlesbrough |
50 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne |
47 |
| Prestwick |
38 |
| Sheffield |
48 |
Wales
Average December sun
| Place |
Hours |
| Cardiff |
50 |
| Llandrindod Wells |
34 |
Scotland
Number of sunny hours in December on average
| Place |
Hours |
| Aberdeen |
48 |
| Dundee |
44 |
| Edinburgh |
49 |
| Glasgow |
34 |
| Inverness |
28 |
| Kirkwall, Orkney Islands |
26 |
| Lerwick, Shetland Islands |
21 |
| Stornoway, Outer Hebrides |
27 |
| Tiree, Inner Hebrides |
35 |
Northern Ireland
Average total sunshine in December
| Place |
Hours |
| Armagh |
43 |
| Belfast |
35 |
| Londonderry |
37 |