What is the driest city in the UK?

London is the country's driest city, while demand for brollies is also low in Essex, Kent and Cambridgeshire. St Osyth, a village of 4,000 near Clacton-on-Sea, receives a mere 513mm of rain a year, making it a contender for the driest place in Britain.

Which UK city has the least rain?

London has been named the driest city and is closely followed by Cambridge, Derry and Ely. In London it only rains on 109 days with a total of 557mm falling on the capital each year. Glasgow experiences the most rainy days - 170 - but the overall volume of water falling on the Scottish city is lower than in Cardiff.

Where is the driest county in the UK?

The climate of East Anglia is generally dry and mild. The region is the driest in the United Kingdom with many areas receiving less than 600mm of rainfall a year.

Which UK city has the best weather?

1. Bognor Regis: England's sun king. Bognor Regis will not beaten on the amount of sunshine it gets every year: an average of 1,921 hours. In comparison, parts of Scotland get fewer than 900 hours, which should give you an idea of just how sunny the West Sussex town gets.

Where in the UK gets the least sunshine?

Yorkshire and the East and West Midlands are the least sunniest regions in the UK, as only 1 place from each region makes it into the list.

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Where is the happiest place to live in the UK?

Hexham in Northumberland has been named the happiest place to live in Great Britain. The market town beat Richmond upon Thames in Greater London and Harrogate in North Yorkshire to the top spot in Rightmove's Happy at Home Index.

Where is the nicest place to live in England?

Ilkley in West Yorkshire has been crowned the best place to live in the UK, according to the 2022 Sunday Times guide.

What is the sunniest city in UK?

Chichester has been named the sunniest place in the UK – thanks to its record-high levels of sunshine this winter. Met Office data found the city received more than 230 hours of sunlight – or nearly ten days – across the coldest season, which is more than anywhere else in the country.

Where is the nicest cheapest place to live in UK?

What is the hottest city in UK?

THE UK's hottest locations have been revealed - and London's burning. Almost half of the country's top 50 warmest locations can be found in the capital. But the temperature is highest on the east coast, with Canterbury and Ashford in Kent taking the top two spots.

Where is the mildest climate in the UK?

Northern Ireland, Wales and western parts of England and Scotland, being closest to the Atlantic Ocean, are generally the mildest, wettest and windiest regions of the UK, and temperature ranges there are seldom extreme.

What is the rainiest place in UK?

Seathwaite is the wettest inhabited place in the United Kingdom and receives around 3,552 millimetres (140 in) of rain per year.

Which part of the UK is warmest in winter?

As bizarre as it may seem, Slough has been crowned the warmest place in the UK during winter - beating the likes of seaside city Brighton to the top spot. That's according to a new study that has used climate data to measure how a temperate winter is for the biggest places in the UK.

What is the sunniest county in the UK?

Looking a little closer, we find that the sunniest county is Sussex, on England's south-east coast. The western part of the county in particular receives a lot of sunshine, averaging 1,902 hours per year.

Is Norfolk the driest county?

Norfolk is the fifth largest county in England. Norfolk is the driest county in the UK. Norwich is the most easterly city in the UK.

Where is the best place to live in the UK 2021?

St Ives in Cornwall was crowned the winner in last year's poll - here are the results from this year.

Where is the safest place to live in the UK?

What is the best county to live in UK?

Using these metrics, which are considered important to Brits looking to relocate, the research found that Cumbria, Devon, Cornwall and Durham were among the best places to live in the UK in 2021.

Where is the coldest place in the UK?

With a daily minimum average temperature of -1.5°C, the coldest place in the UK based on Met Office data is the summit of Cairn Gorm mountain, in the Scottish Highlands.

Where is the least windy place in the UK?

The least windiest place in Britain

Of all of the cities in the UK, St Alban's receives the least wind, averaging at just 5 knots.

Where in the UK has the most daylight hours?

Scotland's very own Shetland Islands will see the most daylight hours this summer solstice, with a forecast of 19 hours of daylight.

Where is the most depressing place to live in the UK?

Meanwhile Bradford in Yorkshire is the most miserable, with a mere 110 hours.

What is the poshest county in England?

Surrey has been named as the 'poshest' home county in England in a new survey.

Where is the poshest place in England?

1. Winchester. That's right: Winchester is the number one most expensive place to live in the UK. House price averages are at a gigantic £630,432.