Best UK sunspots identified

With a late summer heatwave predicted for next week, a new study has identified where you can enjoy the sunshine over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Gloucestershire is likely to be the warmest place to base yourself – with an average temperature of 21.5 degrees. On the downside, the county is pretty wet with 63.5 millimetres of rainfall being deposited already.

So, if you fancy taking in the delights of places like Taunton, Tewkesbury and Cheltenham, make sure you have your sun cream and wellies to hand!

The county has come top of research conducted by uSwitch, which looked into weather data from the Met Office spanning the last 50 years. This information has given researchers average temperatures and rainfalls for the whole of the UK – and identified the best places for sun-worshipping.

The beautiful country of Sussex is a close second as far as the sun is concerned, with an average temperature of almost 21 degrees – and less rainfall than Gloucestershire (54.7mm). So, Eastbourne and Brighton might be places you want to think about?

Yorkshire, meanwhile, is the third sunshine capital to think about if you fancy a week away, or a long weekend. But it is the wettest of all the top destinations, with 89mm of rain being deposited on the county’s lush grasslands.

Haworth – home of the Bronte sisters – is always a great place to visit, as is the seaside town of Whitby, where you can enjoy the famous fish and chips of Trencher’s to an immersive tour based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

And if you fancy a trip to Scotland, then Loch Lomond is the go-to place as far as heat is concerned. A respectable average temperature of 19.17 degrees will be pleasing for all, but this is tempered by an average rainfall of 89.28 mm. So make sure the umbrella is close to hand.

To read the uSwitch report, please click here.