One Dry Day

Conservatory roof replacement in Bourne

Two years of hourly rain for Bourne, 17,544 readings, add up to 731 mm a year and 852 hours with rain falling. For a roof swap the number that matters is dry working days, and Bourne gets 272 of them a year (29th of 100).

Under a lightweight roof the nights are what people notice, and Bourne has 56 noise nights a year against an average of 65. We replace polycarbonate and glass conservatory roofs in Bourne with 75 mm insulated panel roofs from £3,000, fitted onto the frame you have.

272
dry working days a year
56
noise nights a year
731 mm
rain a year
White insulated panel roof under a blue sky
Sealed, capped and done.

Bourne'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 Bourne, January 2024 to December 2025.

2024854 mm of rain, 266 dry working days
2025608 mm of rain, 278 dry working days

When to book in Bourne

Book in August and about 84% of days are dry through the working hours in Bourne. Even September, the weakest month, manages 62%.

The longest run of dry working days in a row was 35, ending in May 2025. The longest wait without one was 6 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 Bourne
  1. 26Jan
  2. 20Feb
  3. 21Mar
  4. 23Apr
  5. 24May
  6. 23Jun
  7. 24Jul
  8. 26Aug
  9. 19Sep
  10. 22Oct
  11. 22Nov
  12. 24Dec

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

Rain at night in Bourne

A noise night is one with at least an hour of moderate rain (0.5 mm or more) between 11pm and 7am. Bourne had 56 a year, fewer than the 65 of the average town, and 4 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.

852 wet hours a year, by how hard it rains
  • Light (under 0.5 mm an hour)429 h
  • Moderate (0.5 to 4 mm)405 h
  • Heavy (over 4 mm)19 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: 68Bourne
Bourne and the towns around it, sized by noise nights a year

Near Bourne

We fit panel roofs across the Wolds, the Fens and the coast from Grimsby down to Boston. The nearest towns in our ledger:

All Lincolnshire towns or every town we cover.

Guide prices in Bourne

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
Grey framed conservatory with a white panel ceiling
Grey frames under a plain white ceiling.

Questions from Bourne

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

Our ledger counts 272 dry working days a year in Bourne, 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 Bourne than elsewhere?

The roof is the same anywhere; the rain is not. Bourne has 56 noise nights a year against 65 in the average town we track, and 19 hours of heavy rain.

What does a new conservatory roof cost in Bourne?

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 Bourne survey

Price a panel roof in Bourne

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