Crap Towns / Boston / Weather
How often does it rain in Boston?
It rains in Boston on 115 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 9% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 126th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 636 mm a year, 17% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,569 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 395th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 115 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 636 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,569 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Horncastle | 27.0 km | 122 |
| Long Sutton | 23.2 km | 117 |
| Boston | – | 115 |
| Skegness | 29.6 km | 114 |
| Sleaford | 26.3 km | 114 |
| Holbeach | 18.8 km | 114 |
| Bourne | 33.1 km | 114 |
| Coningsby and Tattershall | 17.1 km | 112 |
| Kirton | 5.4 km | 111 |
| Ruskington | 25.6 km | 111 |
| Spalding | 23.5 km | 110 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |