Crap Towns / Lerwick / Weather

How often does it rain in Lerwick?

It rains in Lerwick on 197 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 1.6 times the typical town's 127. The rain adds up to 1,198 mm a year, 1.6 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,174 hours of sunshine a year, 23% lower than the typical town's 1,532.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)197127
Rainfall (mm)1,198766
Hours of sunshine1,1741,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Lerwick–197
Kirkwall165.5 km191
Thurso220.0 km188
Wick219.5 km157
Fraserburgh279.4 km150
Peterhead297.8 km147
Elgin305.6 km147
Ellon314.8 km146
Buckie295.2 km143
Forres317.0 km137
Lossiemouth298.1 km133
The typical town–127