Crap Towns / Basingstoke / Weather
How often does it rain in Basingstoke?
It rains in Basingstoke on 125 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), about the same as the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 425th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 802 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,639 hours of sunshine a year, 7% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 189th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 125 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 802 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,639 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Four Marks | 17.8 km | 132 |
| Alton | 15.4 km | 131 |
| Oakley | 5.4 km | 130 |
| Whitchurch | 16.7 km | 128 |
| Tadley | 10.8 km | 125 |
| Basingstoke | – | 125 |
| Hook | 10.5 km | 121 |
| Burghfield Common | 14.8 km | 120 |
| Thatcham | 18.1 km | 119 |
| Odiham | 11.2 km | 118 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 17.2 km | 118 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |