Crap Towns / St Andrews / Weather
How often does it rain in St Andrews?
It rains in St Andrews on 123 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), about the same as the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 371st driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 748 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,565 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 404th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 123 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 748 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,565 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkcaldy | 32.1 km | 150 |
| Glenrothes | 27.6 km | 146 |
| Monifieth | 16.6 km | 132 |
| Dundee | 18.4 km | 130 |
| Methil | 21.2 km | 129 |
| Carnoustie | 19.4 km | 129 |
| Cupar | 12.8 km | 128 |
| Leven | 19.6 km | 127 |
| Arbroath | 28.7 km | 126 |
| North Berwick | 31.5 km | 124 |
| St Andrews | – | 123 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |