Crap Towns / Burnley / Weather
How often does it rain in Burnley?
It rains in Burnley on 173 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 36% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 46th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,181 mm a year, 1.5 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,267 hours of sunshine a year, 17% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 6th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 173 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,181 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,267 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bacup | 11.0 km | 183 |
| Rawtenstall | 10.3 km | 179 |
| Church | 11.1 km | 174 |
| Burnley | – | 173 |
| Accrington | 9.7 km | 173 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 9.9 km | 172 |
| Padiham | 5.1 km | 171 |
| Brierfield | 3.4 km | 170 |
| Nelson | 5.1 km | 168 |
| Colne | 8.3 km | 167 |
| Barrowford | 6.7 km | 167 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |