Crap Towns / Elgin / Weather
How often does it rain in Elgin?
It rains in Elgin on 147 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 16% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 274th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 729 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,388 hours of sunshine a year, 9% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 161st gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 147 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 729 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,388 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Alness | 56.7 km | 160 |
| Dingwall | 67.1 km | 154 |
| Westhill | 54.5 km | 150 |
| Fraserburgh | 77.2 km | 150 |
| Inverness | 58.2 km | 149 |
| Inverurie | 68.9 km | 147 |
| Elgin | – | 147 |
| Buckie | 21.0 km | 143 |
| Forres | 18.5 km | 137 |
| Nairn | 34.3 km | 135 |
| Lossiemouth | 7.8 km | 133 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |