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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.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)110127
Rainfall (mm)597766
Hours of sunshine1,6901,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Brentwood11.3 km114
Billericay6.5 km110
East Tilbury10.0 km110
Basildon–110
Stanford-le-Hope5.8 km109
Chadwell St Mary10.9 km109
Runwell8.5 km108
Rayleigh11.2 km108
Thundersley and South Benfleet9.4 km108
Wickford6.9 km108
Canvey Island11.1 km106
The typical town–127