Crap Towns / Carnoustie / Weather
How often does it rain in Carnoustie?
It rains in Carnoustie on 129 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), about the same as the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 465th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 717 mm a year, 6% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,577 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 371st sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 129 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 717 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,577 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Brechin | 25.9 km | 140 |
| Kirriemuir | 26.2 km | 140 |
| Monifieth | 6.9 km | 132 |
| Montrose | 28.8 km | 132 |
| Dundee | 15.3 km | 130 |
| Forfar | 19.0 km | 130 |
| Carnoustie | – | 129 |
| Cupar | 27.4 km | 128 |
| Leven | 38.1 km | 127 |
| Arbroath | 10.3 km | 126 |
| St Andrews | 19.4 km | 123 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |