Crap Towns / Consett / Weather
How often does it rain in Consett?
It rains in Consett on 135 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 6% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 369th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 833 mm a year, 9% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,461 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 286th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 135 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 833 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,461 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Prudhoe | 12.2 km | 137 |
| Annfield Plain | 6.7 km | 135 |
| Consett | – | 135 |
| Whickham | 14.7 km | 135 |
| Sacriston | 14.2 km | 134 |
| Stanley | 9.7 km | 133 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 15.3 km | 129 |
| Rowlands Gill | 9.6 km | 128 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 12.7 km | 128 |
| Blaydon | 15.0 km | 126 |
| Ryton | 14.7 km | 122 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |