Bootle Sunshine Hours by Month

Sunshine is key to understanding how a place experiences its seasons. This page shows the total number of hours of direct sunlight per month and the average hours per day in Bootle, Merseyside, United Kingdom. This average is based on long-term data collected between 1990 and 2020.

Monthly hours of sunshine

Sunshine in Bootle varies greatly throughout the year. The sunniest month, May, reaches an impressive 209 hours, while December, the darkest month, offers only 48 hours. The total annual amount of sun is 1507 hours.

Daily hours of sunshine

This means the city can be enjoyed more throughout the sunniest month of May under a blue sky, with approximately 7.0 hours of sunshine daily. In contrast, the city experiences much darker days in December, with only 1.6 hours of sunlight per day.

Bootle vs Major Cities: Sunshine Compared

Bootle enjoys an average of 1507 hours of sunshine annually. Let’s compare this with some popular tourist destinations:

Seville, Spain, enjoys an impressive 2920 hours of sunshine per year, making it an ideal destination even in winter.

Manchester, UK, experiences just around 1420 hours of sunshine annually.

Oslo, Norway, receives approximately 1690 hours of sunshine annually.

Melbourne, Australia, has 2380 hours of sunshine annually, with its famous “four seasons in a day” weather pattern.

Related Climate Data for Bootle

December, Bootle’s wettest month, receives 95 mm (3.7 in) of rainfall and has a maximum daytime temperature of 9°C (48°F). During the driest month April you can expect a temperature of 12°C (54°F).

For more detailed insights into the city’s temperatures, check out our Temperature page. To explore more about precipitation patterns, visit our Bootle Precipitation page.