A perfect spot for star-gazers. Dundee has been ranked among the driest cities in Scotland, helping to cement its reputation as the country’s sunniest place to live.

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Dundee has strengthened its claim as Scotland’s sunniest city after officially recording more winter sun than the rest of the country. Beaches Yellowcraig Beach has been voted the UK’s ‘best beach for a city escape’ by travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller. The town of Dunbar in East Lothian is the sunniest place is Scotland.

With the month of rain like we have just had, thoughts naturally turn to the driest town in Scotland.

OK, they don't, they turn somewhere more reliably sunny. Solar PV installers study this kind of information to know where best to install their products. Our mini guide to East Lothian – the sunniest place in Scotland!

But this blog's frame of reference is deliberately narrow, so we are just going to have to work with what we've got.