Crap Towns / Peterhead / Weather
How often does it rain in Peterhead?
It rains in Peterhead on 147 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 16% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 269th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 807 mm a year, 5% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,439 hours of sunshine a year, 6% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 246th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 147 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 807 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,439 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Fraserburgh | 24.2 km | 150 |
| Peterhead | – | 147 |
| Inverurie | 42.5 km | 147 |
| Ellon | 21.9 km | 146 |
| Westhill | 48.7 km | 145 |
| Portlethen | 52.5 km | 143 |
| Banchory | 64.9 km | 142 |
| Stonehaven | 64.3 km | 139 |
| Dyce | 41.2 km | 138 |
| Aberdeen | 43.8 km | 137 |
| Cove Bay | 47.8 km | 136 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |