Crap Towns / Birtley / Weather
How often does it rain in Birtley?
It rains in Birtley on 132 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 405th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 732 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,511 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: joint 428th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 132 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 732 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,511 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Whickham | 8.3 km | 135 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 2.9 km | 134 |
| Sacriston | 9.4 km | 134 |
| Stanley | 8.2 km | 133 |
| Birtley | – | 132 |
| Chester-le-Street | 4.8 km | 130 |
| Washington | 4.1 km | 127 |
| Gateshead | 4.6 km | 126 |
| Fence Houses | 7.9 km | 125 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 7.0 km | 124 |
| Hebburn | 9.3 km | 121 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |