Crap Towns / Basildon / Weather
How often does it rain in Basildon?
It rains in Basildon on 110 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 13% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 45th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 597 mm a year, 22% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,690 hours of sunshine a year, 10% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 104th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 110 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 597 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,690 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Brentwood | 11.3 km | 114 |
| Billericay | 6.5 km | 110 |
| East Tilbury | 10.0 km | 110 |
| Basildon | – | 110 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 5.8 km | 109 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 10.9 km | 109 |
| Runwell | 8.5 km | 108 |
| Rayleigh | 11.2 km | 108 |
| Thundersley and South Benfleet | 9.4 km | 108 |
| Wickford | 6.9 km | 108 |
| Canvey Island | 11.1 km | 106 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |