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Sunshine Hours
How long has the sun been out today...
Traditionally, the World Meteorological
Organisation, WMO, defines a sunshine hour as “the sum of the time intervals (in
hours) during which the direct normal solar irradiance exceeds a threshold of
120 W/m2”. Recently, the WMO has approved the “pyranometric method” of
calculating sunshine duration from pyranometer measurements (WMO-No. 8, Guide to
Meteorological Instruments). Inside the Mountsorrel & Rothley Weather Station, a
software algorithm calculates sunshine hours by first calculating the 1-second
maximum potential solar radiation possible (clear sky, bright sun) based on the
time and location of the sun proximity to the weather station. If the weather
station' Pyranometer output is greater than 40% of the maximum potential direct solar radiation, then a sun second is recorded. These sun seconds are then totalled up to calculate sun hours per day.
Leicestershire averages 1364 hours of sun a year
Sunshine Hours by Month (2024) |
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| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | TOTAL(hrs) |
| JAN | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 |
64.7
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| FEB | 3.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
95.8
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| MAR | 7.3 | 7.4 | 11.3 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 7.2 |
192.4
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| APR | 7.8 | 9.1 | 6.8 | 4.8 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 14.2 | 0.0 |
225.0
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| MAY | 8.0 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 14.1 | 12.7 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 9.4 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 5.3 |
225.7
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| JUN | 5.0 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 9.0 | 4.1 | 9.9 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 9.0 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 10.1 | 8.1 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 0.0 |
182.8
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| JUL | 3.4 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 5.9 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 5.6 | 10.9 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 10.0 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 11.1 |
192.3
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| AUG | 4.9 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 11.9 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 6.3 |
164.0
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| SEP | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
92.3
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| OCT | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
50.7
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| NOV | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
37.4
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| DEC | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
12.9
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Sunshine Hours by Year |
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| YEAR | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | TOTAL(hrs) |
| 2026 | 13.1 | 20.2 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
44.2
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| 2025 | 20.0 | 28.5 | 100.1 | 149.4 | 133.4 | 78.0 | 99.1 | 77.6 | 48.5 | 20.2 | 22.8 | 7.6 |
785.2
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| 2024 | 31.6 | 47.1 | 81.4 | 75.6 | 92.3 | 104.8 | 93.2 | 86.4 | 43.8 | 30.5 | 14.6 | 5.3 |
706.6
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| 2023 | 34.2 | 71.9 | 65.4 | 148.3 | 184.1 | 214.4 | 136.4 | 158.6 | 126.7 | 68.6 | 42.4 | 9.6 |
1260.6
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| 2022 | 31.9 | 46.9 | 133.6 | 172.3 | 168.4 | 173.9 | 192.1 | 211.4 | 93.8 | 85.4 | 23.5 | 17.4 |
1350.6
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| 2021 | 18.8 | 61.0 | 82.1 | 210.1 | 149.9 | 170.4 | 135.4 | 93.0 | 100.7 | 63.4 | 28.0 | 6.1 |
1118.9
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| 2020 | 29.2 | 69.8 | 133.8 | 232.5 | 258.3 | 152.7 | 149.5 | 143.2 | 156.3 | 44.0 | 34.5 | 14.6 |
1418.4
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| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 134.4 | 148.1 | 120.2 | 151.1 | 172.0 | 141.9 | 76.4 | 24.5 | 19.5 |
988.1
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Outlook for Wednesday to Friday: Increasingly dry and sunny but breezy Wednesday. Rain and sleet early Thursday, clearing to bright spells. Becoming increasingly windy, with a risk of snow late Thursday into Friday.
UK Outlook for Friday 9 Jan 2026 to Sunday 18 Jan 2026: A changeable period is expected, with Atlantic frontal systems occasionally affecting the UK, bringing spells of rain, likely preceded by snow in some areas, more especially central, northern and eastern parts. Some significant snowfall is possible in places, particularly on northern hills. These low pressure systems could also bring some strong winds. These will be interspersed with quieter, drier interludes under transient ridges of high pressure, with the potential for frost, and wintry showers along coasts exposed to northerly winds. Temperatures will tend to trend closer to average as the period progresses, mainly in the south, such that the frequency of wintry hazards, especially in the south, may reduce slightly. However, there is a hint late in this period that it may briefly turn widely drier and colder again.
Mountsorrel is a village in Leicestershire on the River Soar, just south of Loughborough with a population of 6,662 inhabitants. A castle was built in 1080 by Hugh Lupus, but there is evidence of an earlier Norman settlement in the area in the form
of pottery fragments. A Roman villa is supposed to have existed on Broad Hill during the 4th century AD, the site of today's quarry, as quarrying during the late 1800s revealed many artefacts including a preserved wooden bucket. However, the first recording of the village was in 1377, when it had a population of 156.
The Mountsorrel Weather Station is located in Mountsorrel which is just South of Loughborough andjust North of Leicester, Leicestershire.
This website is non for profit and is freely maintained by Stormchaser Stuart Robinson whose passion is for all type of weather but especially the more severe types of weather such as Hurricanes, Typhoons and Tornadoes.
Stuart oftens travels the globle to experabce severe weather first after seeing his first tornado outside a town called Stuart in Nebraska, USA on the 9th June 2003.