Crap Towns / Edinburgh / Weather
How often does it rain in Edinburgh?
It rains in Edinburgh on 132 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 the 416th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 765 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,413 hours of sunshine a year, 8% lower than the typical town's 1,532: joint 202nd gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 132 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 765 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,413 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Penicuik | 11.2 km | 155 |
| Bonnyrigg | 9.8 km | 145 |
| Burntisland | 13.9 km | 144 |
| Loanhead | 7.5 km | 144 |
| South Queensferry | 12.2 km | 143 |
| Mayfield | 12.8 km | 142 |
| Dalkeith | 11.0 km | 141 |
| Kirkliston | 11.9 km | 140 |
| Dalgety Bay | 13.9 km | 139 |
| Edinburgh | – | 132 |
| Musselburgh | 10.4 km | 129 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |