Conservatory roof replacement in Brighton
Two years of hourly rain for Brighton, 17,544 readings, add up to 906 mm a year and 1,003 hours with rain falling. For a roof swap the number that matters is dry working days, and Brighton gets 267 of them a year (44th of 100).
Under a lightweight roof the nights are what people notice, and Brighton has 69 noise nights a year against an average of 65. We replace polycarbonate and glass conservatory roofs in Brighton with 75 mm insulated panel roofs from £3,000, fitted onto the frame you have.
- 267
- dry working days a year
- 69
- noise nights a year
- 906 mm
- rain a year
Brighton'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 Brighton, January 2024 to December 2025.
- Dry or a trace
- Under 1 mm
- 1 to 5 mm
- 5 to 15 mm
- Over 15 mm
- Dry working day
When to book in Brighton
Book in June and about 87% of days are dry through the working hours in Brighton. Even February, the weakest month, manages 56%.
The longest run of dry working days in a row was 26, ending in August 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.
- 23Jan
- 16Feb
- 21Mar
- 25Apr
- 23May
- 26Jun
- 21Jul
- 27Aug
- 18Sep
- 24Oct
- 22Nov
- 23Dec
dry working days, the three highest picked out. Average of 2024 and 2025.
Rain at night in Brighton
A noise night is one with at least an hour of moderate rain (0.5 mm or more) between 11pm and 7am. Brighton had 69 a year, about the same as the 65 of the average town, and 9 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.
- Light (under 0.5 mm an hour)512 h
- Moderate (0.5 to 4 mm)461 h
- Heavy (over 4 mm)30 h
Near Brighton
We fit panel roofs across the South Downs, the Weald and the coast from Chichester to Hastings. The nearest towns in our ledger:
Guide prices in Brighton
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.
Questions from Brighton
How many dry days does Brighton get for fitting a roof?
Our ledger counts 267 dry working days a year in Brighton, 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 Brighton than elsewhere?
The roof is the same anywhere; the rain is not. Brighton has 69 noise nights a year against 65 in the average town we track, and 30 hours of heavy rain.
What does a new conservatory roof cost in Brighton?
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 Brighton survey
- Will it fitCan you put a solid roof on any conservatory, or only some?
- Roof onlyCan you replace just the conservatory roof? Yes, when the frame is sound
- Weighing it upHybrid conservatory roof: how much glass to keep in a panel roof
- Roof stylesP-shaped conservatory roof replacement: two roofs and the gutter between them
Price a panel roof in Brighton
Tap through seven questions for a guide range. The surveyor then measures, tests the frame and commits the figure to paper.