One Dry Day

Conservatory roof replacement in Poole

Poole had 1,034 mm of rain a year across 2024 and 2025, more than the 911 mm the average town in our ledger had. That still leaves 262 days a year with under 0.2 mm between 8am and 4pm, the kind of day a roof comes off and goes back on.

It also counts 68 noise nights a year, nights with rain hard enough to drum on polycarbonate between 11pm and 7am. We replace polycarbonate and glass conservatory roofs in Poole with 75 mm insulated panel roofs from £3,000, fitted onto the frame you have.

262
dry working days a year
68
noise nights a year
1,034 mm
rain a year
Victorian conservatory with a white insulated panel roof in sun
The same Victorian, panel roof on.

Poole'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 Poole, January 2024 to December 2025.

20241,128 mm of rain, 255 dry working days
2025940 mm of rain, 269 dry working days

When to book in Poole

In Poole the driest working months were August, June and January, and the wettest was February, when 60% of days stayed dry from 8am to 4pm.

The longest run of dry working days in a row was 27, ending in April 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 Poole
  1. 24Jan
  2. 17Feb
  3. 22Mar
  4. 23Apr
  5. 23May
  6. 24Jun
  7. 22Jul
  8. 26Aug
  9. 19Sep
  10. 21Oct
  11. 22Nov
  12. 22Dec

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

Rain at night in Poole

A noise night is one with at least an hour of moderate rain (0.5 mm or more) between 11pm and 7am. Poole had 68 a year, about the same as 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.

1,069 wet hours a year, by how hard it rains
  • Light (under 0.5 mm an hour)499 h
  • Moderate (0.5 to 4 mm)542 h
  • Heavy (over 4 mm)29 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: 68Poole
Poole and the towns around it, sized by noise nights a year

Near Poole

We fit panel roofs across the Solent, the Test valley and the Dorset coast. The nearest towns in our ledger:

All Hampshire and Dorset towns or every town we cover.

Guide prices in Poole

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
Wide view of a lean-to under a white panel ceiling
The whole lean-to under one ceiling.

Questions from Poole

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

Our ledger counts 262 dry working days a year in Poole, 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 Poole than elsewhere?

The roof is the same anywhere; the rain is not. Poole has 68 noise nights a year against 65 in the average town we track, and 29 hours of heavy rain.

What does a new conservatory roof cost in Poole?

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 Poole survey

Price a panel roof in Poole

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