Crap Towns / Dalkeith / Weather
How often does it rain in Dalkeith?
It rains in Dalkeith on 141 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 11% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 316th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 788 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,385 hours of sunshine a year, 10% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 152nd gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 141 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 788 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,385 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Penicuik | 11.3 km | 155 |
| Gorebridge | 5.3 km | 146 |
| Bonnyrigg | 3.5 km | 145 |
| Loanhead | 6.1 km | 144 |
| Mayfield | 2.6 km | 142 |
| Dalkeith | – | 141 |
| Edinburgh | 11.0 km | 132 |
| Musselburgh | 5.4 km | 129 |
| Tranent | 9.0 km | 125 |
| Prestonpans | 8.8 km | 122 |
| Cockenzie | 11.4 km | 118 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |