Crap Towns / Glenrothes / Weather
How often does it rain in Glenrothes?
It rains in Glenrothes on 146 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 15% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 281st wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 884 mm a year, 15% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,351 hours of sunshine a year, 12% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 107th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 146 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 884 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,351 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Kinross | 15.8 km | 165 |
| Cowdenbeath | 14.7 km | 163 |
| Kelty | 14.5 km | 162 |
| Lochgelly | 11.1 km | 158 |
| Cardenden | 7.7 km | 155 |
| Kirkcaldy | 7.7 km | 150 |
| Ballingry | 10.1 km | 149 |
| Glenrothes | – | 146 |
| Burntisland | 15.2 km | 144 |
| Methil | 9.4 km | 129 |
| Leven | 10.3 km | 127 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |