One Dry Day

Conservatory roof replacement in Felixstowe

Two years of hourly rain for Felixstowe, 17,544 readings, add up to 662 mm a year and 791 hours with rain falling. For a roof swap the number that matters is dry working days, and Felixstowe gets 277 of them a year (15th of 100).

Under a lightweight roof the nights are what people notice, and Felixstowe has 52 noise nights a year against an average of 65. We replace polycarbonate and glass conservatory roofs in Felixstowe with 75 mm insulated panel roofs from £3,000, fitted onto the frame you have.

277
dry working days a year
52
noise nights a year
662 mm
rain a year
White panel lean-to roof under heavy rain clouds
The clouds came after the panels went on.

Felixstowe'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 Felixstowe, January 2024 to December 2025.

2024757 mm of rain, 271 dry working days
2025565 mm of rain, 282 dry working days

When to book in Felixstowe

Book in August and about 92% of days are dry through the working hours in Felixstowe. Even September, the weakest month, manages 63%.

The longest run of dry working days in a row was 25, ending in August 2025. The longest wait without one was 5 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 Felixstowe
  1. 23Jan
  2. 20Feb
  3. 24Mar
  4. 24Apr
  5. 24May
  6. 24Jun
  7. 22Jul
  8. 29Aug
  9. 19Sep
  10. 22Oct
  11. 25Nov
  12. 24Dec

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

Rain at night in Felixstowe

We count a noise night whenever an hour between 11pm and 7am brings 0.5 mm of rain or more, the Met Office's moderate band. Felixstowe had 52 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.

791 wet hours a year, by how hard it rains
  • Light (under 0.5 mm an hour)395 h
  • Moderate (0.5 to 4 mm)383 h
  • Heavy (over 4 mm)14 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: 68Felixstowe
Felixstowe and the towns around it, sized by noise nights a year

Near Felixstowe

We fit panel roofs across the Broads, the Breckland and the Suffolk coast. The nearest towns in our ledger:

All Norfolk and Suffolk towns or every town we cover.

Guide prices in Felixstowe

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
Oak effect glazing bars with white panel ceiling between them
Oak effect bars, white panels between.

Questions from Felixstowe

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

Our ledger counts 277 dry working days a year in Felixstowe, 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 Felixstowe than elsewhere?

The roof is the same anywhere; the rain is not. Felixstowe has 52 noise nights a year against 65 in the average town we track, and 14 hours of heavy rain.

What does a new conservatory roof cost in Felixstowe?

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 Felixstowe survey

Price a panel roof in Felixstowe

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