Crap Towns / Brighton and Hove / Weather
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.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 119 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 825 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,752 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Henfield | 15.5 km | 125 |
| Lewes | 8.6 km | 123 |
| Steyning | 16.4 km | 123 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 11.3 km | 122 |
| Burgess Hill | 13.0 km | 121 |
| Peacehaven | 9.4 km | 120 |
| Southwick | 9.0 km | 120 |
| Newhaven | 12.4 km | 120 |
| Brighton and Hove | – | 119 |
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 11.4 km | 119 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 15.5 km | 118 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |