One Dry Day

Conservatory roof replacement in Blackpool

Two years of hourly rain for Blackpool, 17,544 readings, add up to 1,214 mm a year and 1,235 hours with rain falling. For a roof swap the number that matters is dry working days, and Blackpool gets 247 of them a year (87th of 100).

Under a lightweight roof the nights are what people notice, and Blackpool has 82 noise nights a year against an average of 65. We replace polycarbonate and glass conservatory roofs in Blackpool with 75 mm insulated panel roofs from £3,000, fitted onto the frame you have.

247
dry working days a year
82
noise nights a year
1,214 mm
rain a year
White insulated panel lean-to roof on a semi in afternoon sun
A white panel lean-to, finished the same day.

Blackpool's rain, day by day

Every sliver is one day, darker for more rain; the orange marks underneath are dry working days. Met Office UKV 2 km model data for Blackpool, January 2024 to December 2025.

20241,266 mm of rain, 236 dry working days
20251,161 mm of rain, 257 dry working days

When to book in Blackpool

Book in May and about 79% of days are dry through the working hours in Blackpool. Even September, the weakest month, manages 57%.

The longest run of dry working days in a row was 15, ending in March 2025. The longest wait without one was 7 days. That is why we book roofs a week or two ahead and confirm the day on the forecast: a dry day turns up in almost every week of the year. When to book a roof swap has the full reasoning.

Dry working days by month in Blackpool
  1. 21Jan
  2. 20Feb
  3. 23Mar
  4. 21Apr
  5. 25May
  6. 22Jun
  7. 20Jul
  8. 21Aug
  9. 17Sep
  10. 22Oct
  11. 19Nov
  12. 19Dec

dry working days, the three highest picked out. Average of 2024 and 2025.

Rain at night in Blackpool

A noise night is one with at least an hour of moderate rain (0.5 mm or more) between 11pm and 7am. Blackpool had 82 a year, more than the 65 of the average town, and 7 nights with a heavy hour over 4 mm.

In the lab, heavy rain on 25 mm polycarbonate measures 64.6 dB against 52.0 dB for double glazed roof glass. Nobody has published the same test for aluminium panel roofs, so we will not put a number on ours. How loud rain is on each kind of roof sets out what is measured.

1,235 wet hours a year, by how hard it rains
  • Light (under 0.5 mm an hour)539 h
  • Moderate (0.5 to 4 mm)664 h
  • Heavy (over 4 mm)32 h
Kendal: 92Carlisle: 77Penrith: 79Barrow-in-Furness: 86Workington: 84Whitehaven: 89Blackpool: 82Burnley: 84Blackburn: 87Chorley: 89Durham: 53Darlington: 50Hartlepool: 55Middlesbrough: 48Sunderland: 50Gateshead: 49Morpeth: 51Hexham: 61Stockton-on-Tees: 50Whitley Bay: 50Ripon: 58Skipton: 78Whitby: 59Bridlington: 63Goole: 51Castleford: 52Dewsbury: 55Northallerton: 48Thirsk: 51Driffield: 59Boston: 53Skegness: 55Spalding: 50Louth: 57Grimsby: 55Scunthorpe: 55Gainsborough: 51Sleaford: 51Bourne: 56Horncastle: 57King's Lynn: 58Great Yarmouth: 61Lowestoft: 59Thetford: 59Cromer: 58Dereham: 58Felixstowe: 52Sudbury: 52Haverhill: 54Newmarket: 56Maidstone: 61Canterbury: 60Ashford: 66Folkestone: 72Dover: 70Margate: 55Sevenoaks: 66Tonbridge: 62Gravesend: 53Whitstable: 57Brighton: 69Worthing: 72Eastbourne: 70Hastings: 70Crawley: 62Horsham: 65Chichester: 69Bognor Regis: 67Haywards Heath: 67Lewes: 73Southampton: 65Portsmouth: 66Winchester: 66Andover: 63Fareham: 71Bournemouth: 69Poole: 68Weymouth: 72Dorchester: 75Aldershot: 59Plymouth: 80Torquay: 77Barnstaple: 87Newton Abbot: 73Exmouth: 66Tiverton: 79Truro: 86Falmouth: 80Penzance: 92Newquay: 78Yeovil: 68Wells: 78Minehead: 67Burnham-on-Sea: 70Chard: 73Shepton Mallet: 78Warminster: 70Melksham: 64Calne: 63Marlborough: 68Blackpool
Blackpool and the towns around it, sized by noise nights a year

Near Blackpool

We fit panel roofs across the Lakes, the Furness and Solway coasts and the Lancashire mill towns. The nearest towns in our ledger:

All Cumbria and Lancashire towns or every town we cover.

Guide prices in Blackpool

The same as everywhere we work, fitted with the old roof taken away. Style nudges it; the survey fixes it in writing. What the price covers.

Guide prices from, by style and size
Style Small Medium Large
Lean-to £3,000 £4,000 £5,000
Edwardian £3,150 £4,200 £5,250
Victorian £3,300 £4,400 £5,500
Gable end £3,350 £4,500 £5,600
P-Shape £3,550 £4,700 £5,900
Lounge furniture under a white insulated panel ceiling
A sofa that stays out there all year now.

Questions from Blackpool

How many dry days does Blackpool get for fitting a roof?

Our ledger counts 247 dry working days a year in Blackpool, days with under 0.2 mm of rain between 8am and 4pm. Most roofs need one; we pick it from the forecast in the week before.

Is a polycarbonate roof noisier in Blackpool than elsewhere?

The roof is the same anywhere; the rain is not. Blackpool has 82 noise nights a year against 65 in the average town we track, and 32 hours of heavy rain.

What does a new conservatory roof cost in Blackpool?

Guide prices are the same as everywhere we work: from £3,000 for a small roof, £4,000 for medium and £5,000 for large, fixed in writing after a free survey.

Do you keep my conservatory frame?

Usually, yes. The bars, the dwarf wall and the frame get tested at the survey, and only a sound frame gets a panel roof price.

Worth reading before a Blackpool survey

Price a panel roof in Blackpool

Tap through seven questions for a guide range. The surveyor then measures, tests the frame and commits the figure to paper.