Crap Towns / Blaydon / Weather
How often does it rain in Blaydon?
It rains in Blaydon on 126 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 the 453rd driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 669 mm a year, 13% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,497 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 389th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 126 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 669 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,497 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Prudhoe | 9.2 km | 137 |
| Whickham | 2.2 km | 135 |
| Birtley | 10.5 km | 132 |
| Rowlands Gill | 5.5 km | 128 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 5.1 km | 128 |
| Ponteland | 9.8 km | 127 |
| Gateshead | 8.3 km | 126 |
| Blaydon | – | 126 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 5.9 km | 123 |
| Ryton | 3.2 km | 122 |
| Throckley | 5.3 km | 121 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |