Crap Towns / Bathgate / Weather
How often does it rain in Bathgate?
It rains in Bathgate on 163 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 28% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 131st wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,022 mm a year, 33% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,328 hours of sunshine a year, 13% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 67th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 163 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,022 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,328 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shotts | 13.3 km | 181 |
| Whitburn | 4.8 km | 173 |
| Armadale | 4.0 km | 168 |
| Bathgate | – | 163 |
| Blackburn | 2.5 km | 161 |
| Livingston | 6.6 km | 155 |
| East Calder | 11.4 km | 153 |
| Linlithgow | 9.2 km | 153 |
| Broxburn | 10.8 km | 151 |
| Polmont | 11.6 km | 148 |
| Bo'ness | 13.0 km | 146 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |