Crap Towns / Penicuik / Weather
How often does it rain in Penicuik?
It rains in Penicuik on 155 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 22% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 203rd wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 975 mm a year, 27% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,303 hours of sunshine a year, 15% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 29th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 155 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 975 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,303 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Penicuik | – | 155 |
| East Calder | 16.1 km | 153 |
| Broxburn | 19.6 km | 151 |
| Gorebridge | 10.6 km | 146 |
| Bonnyrigg | 7.8 km | 145 |
| Loanhead | 5.9 km | 144 |
| Mayfield | 10.8 km | 142 |
| Dalkeith | 11.3 km | 141 |
| Kirkliston | 17.8 km | 140 |
| Edinburgh | 11.2 km | 132 |
| Musselburgh | 15.3 km | 129 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |