Crap Towns / Giffnock / Weather
How often does it rain in Giffnock?
It rains in Giffnock on 173 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 36% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 46th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,223 mm a year, 1.6 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,343 hours of sunshine a year, 12% lower than the typical town's 1,532: joint 87th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 173 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,223 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,343 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Neilston | 8.6 km | 189 |
| Newton Mearns | 3.5 km | 182 |
| Clarkston | 1.8 km | 178 |
| Barrhead | 6.0 km | 177 |
| East Kilbride | 8.3 km | 177 |
| Paisley | 9.6 km | 174 |
| Giffnock | – | 173 |
| Glasgow | 6.4 km | 173 |
| Renfrew | 10.2 km | 172 |
| Rutherglen | 5.8 km | 170 |
| Cambuslang | 8.9 km | 169 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |