Crap Towns / Blantyre / Weather
How often does it rain in Blantyre?
It rains in Blantyre on 164 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 29% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 121st wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,024 mm a year, 34% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,344 hours of sunshine a year, 12% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 90th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 164 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,024 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,344 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| East Kilbride | 6.9 km | 177 |
| New Stevenston | 7.6 km | 170 |
| Rutherglen | 7.8 km | 170 |
| Cambuslang | 4.8 km | 169 |
| Bellshill | 5.6 km | 164 |
| Viewpark | 4.7 km | 164 |
| Blantyre | – | 164 |
| Motherwell | 6.5 km | 163 |
| Hamilton | 3.3 km | 163 |
| Uddingston | 3.1 km | 162 |
| Bothwell | 2.0 km | 161 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |