Crap Towns / Galashiels / Weather
How often does it rain in Galashiels?
It rains in Galashiels on 143 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 13% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 304th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 793 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,348 hours of sunshine a year, 12% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 104th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 143 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 793 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,348 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Peebles | 24.4 km | 161 |
| Penicuik | 35.8 km | 155 |
| Hawick | 21.2 km | 151 |
| Gorebridge | 29.8 km | 146 |
| Bonnyrigg | 34.6 km | 145 |
| Loanhead | 36.8 km | 144 |
| Galashiels | – | 143 |
| Mayfield | 32.3 km | 142 |
| Dalkeith | 34.8 km | 141 |
| Kelso | 23.5 km | 131 |
| Tranent | 37.7 km | 125 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |