One Dry Day

Conservatory roof replacement in Sunderland

Sunderland had 589 mm of rain a year across 2024 and 2025, less than the 911 mm the average town in our ledger had. That still leaves 279 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 50 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 Sunderland with 75 mm insulated panel roofs from £3,000, fitted onto the frame you have.

279
dry working days a year
50
noise nights a year
589 mm
rain a year
White panel lean-to roof under heavy rain clouds
The clouds came after the panels went on.

Sunderland'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 Sunderland, January 2024 to December 2025.

2024697 mm of rain, 275 dry working days
2025480 mm of rain, 283 dry working days

When to book in Sunderland

In Sunderland the driest working months were January, December and April, and the wettest was July, when 71% of days stayed dry from 8am to 4pm.

The longest run of dry working days in a row was 29, ending in April 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 Sunderland
  1. 26Jan
  2. 22Feb
  3. 23Mar
  4. 24Apr
  5. 24May
  6. 22Jun
  7. 22Jul
  8. 24Aug
  9. 23Sep
  10. 24Oct
  11. 23Nov
  12. 25Dec

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

Rain at night in Sunderland

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. Sunderland had 50 a year, fewer than the 65 of the average town, and 3 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.

771 wet hours a year, by how hard it rains
  • Light (under 0.5 mm an hour)416 h
  • Moderate (0.5 to 4 mm)346 h
  • Heavy (over 4 mm)9 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: 68Sunderland
Sunderland and the towns around it, sized by noise nights a year

Near Sunderland

We fit panel roofs across Northumberland, Tyneside, Wearside, County Durham and Teesside. The nearest towns in our ledger:

All North East England towns or every town we cover.

Guide prices in Sunderland

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 Sunderland

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

Our ledger counts 279 dry working days a year in Sunderland, 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 Sunderland than elsewhere?

The roof is the same anywhere; the rain is not. Sunderland has 50 noise nights a year against 65 in the average town we track, and 9 hours of heavy rain.

What does a new conservatory roof cost in Sunderland?

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 Sunderland survey

Price a panel roof in Sunderland

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