Crap Towns / Alness / Weather
How often does it rain in Alness?
It rains in Alness on 160 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 26% higher than the typical town's 127. The rain adds up to 793 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,268 hours of sunshine a year, 17% lower than the typical town's 1,532.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 160 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 793 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,268 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Thurso | 108.7 km | 188 |
| Alness | – | 160 |
| Wick | 108.6 km | 157 |
| Dingwall | 14.9 km | 154 |
| Westhill | 25.5 km | 150 |
| Inverness | 25.4 km | 149 |
| Elgin | 56.7 km | 147 |
| Buckie | 77.2 km | 143 |
| Forres | 39.8 km | 137 |
| Nairn | 26.2 km | 135 |
| Lossiemouth | 57.4 km | 133 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |