Which is the driest county in the UK?

Spring 2020 rewrites weather record books with no rain for 29 days .. and counting. Northamptonshire was officially the driest county in the country during a record-breaking May .. and not just because the pubs were closed!

Which is the wettest county in the UK?

Argyllshire tops the list with a soaking 2,274mm of rain each year and western areas in Scotland hold most of the top 10 spots with the exception of Merionethshire in Wales in at number 4 and Caernarvonshire at 6. The highest listed English place is the north west county of Westmorland in at 9.

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.

Which UK city has the least rain?

A new study has shown that Dundee is the 'driest city' in the UK, with less recorded rainfall than any other part of the country. The report, compiled by gas supplier Flogas, has shown that the City of Discovery experienced the lowest number of rainy days between October and March, at just 11 per month.

Where is the driest county in 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. and locations such as St Osyth less than 500 mm on average. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year.

10 Poorest Areas in England

Which English county has the least rain?

With an annual rainfall of around 600 mm, Essex, Cambridgeshire, parts of North Yorkshire, the East Riding of Yorkshire, Suffolk and Norfolk, belong to the driest areas of the UK.

Where gets the most sunshine in the 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.

Which UK counties have the best weather?

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.

Where is the driest place to live 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 is the warmest county in UK?

Hottest Places in the UK. The Isles of Scilly have the highest mean annual temperature in the UK of 11.5 degrees Celsius (52.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Not far behind are coastal parts of Cornwall, where many low-elevation sites average above 11 °C (52 °F).

Where is the warmest and driest place in England?

For the warmest temperatures and lowest rainfall, London is a good bet - it's one of the driest parts of the country.

Which UK coast has the best weather?

What 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.

Is Cornwall The Wettest County in England?

Which Is The Wettest County In England? Those numbers show Argyll topped out with an annual soaking of 2,274mm in each year, while western Scotland takes in most of the top 10 at 7, while Merionethshire in Wales moves up to number four after Caernarvonshire comes in at six.

Where is the coldest place in the British Isles?

What is this? The picturesque market town of Newport in the county of Shropshire holds the record for having the lowest ever temperature in England. In January 1982 the temperature in Newport reached an all-time low of -26 °C, way beyond the average low of 0 °C for January.

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.

Which is the driest city in England?

Of the top 20 wettest cities in the UK, the seaside town of Hastings is the “driest”.

Where is the nicest place to live in England?

What county has the best weather?

What is the warmest city in the UK?

Below are the warmest cities in the UK. The Berkshire town of Slough is crowned the 'warmest' with an overall of 570 points! Slough scored the second highest points possible for the considered positive factors: Minimum and Maximum Temperature (270 out of 300), and Hours of Sunshine (180 out of 200).

Where is the healthiest place to live in England?

The borough tops the new Health Index for England, a measure being developed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to understand the health of the nation.

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 thunderstorms?

Thunderstorms are most common in London, the South-East, east of England, the East Midlands, and least common in the North-West. Greater London, Kent, Sussex, Essex, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk are the regions with the most thunderstorms during the year.