The Isle of Wight has been named Britains 'sunniest place' getting more sun than Italy over winter!

If you want a sunny winter getaway to beat the January blues, you don't have to fly for miles to find it. There’s an island in the UK that offers gorgeous mid-winter sun.

The Isle of Wight was recently named the sunniest place in the UK by the Met Office with more hours of sunlight than parts of Italy.

During the months of November, December, January and February, the Isle of Wight receives an average 78 hours of sunshine per month.

That comes to a whopping 12 percent more than Milan’s 70 average hours, 15 percent more than Geneva’s 68 hours, and 20 percent more than the 65 average winter sunshine hours in Paris.

This warm weather could be down to the warming effect provided by the Solent - the strait that separates the Isle of Wight from mainland England.

The island experiences its own micro-climate of sorts, which means its weather is usually free from extremes like heavy snowfall and thunderstorms during the winter season.

It has already been named the sunniest place in the UK, but this is clearly evident during the winter, when the Isle of Wight gets 42 percent more sunshine hours than the rest of the country.

If you fancy getting a glimpse of some of that sun for yourself then the Isle of Wight is a great place for an island getaway whilst still staying close to home.

Just off the coast of Hampshire, the island is famed for being the dinosaur capital of Britain with the remains of more than 20 species being found on the island.

There's so much so see and do, on this South Coast, paradise island.

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