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How often does it rain in Brighton and Hove?

It rains in Brighton and Hove on 119 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 6% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 251st driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 825 mm a year, 8% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,752 hours of sunshine a year, 14% higher than the typical town's 1,532: joint 49th sunniest.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)119127
Rainfall (mm)825766
Hours of sunshine1,7521,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Henfield15.5 km125
Lewes8.6 km123
Steyning16.4 km123
Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint11.3 km122
Burgess Hill13.0 km121
Peacehaven9.4 km120
Southwick9.0 km120
Newhaven12.4 km120
Brighton and Hove–119
Shoreham-by-Sea11.4 km119
Lancing and Sompting15.5 km118
The typical town–127