Crap Towns / Darlington / Weather
How often does it rain in Darlington?
It rains in Darlington on 121 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), about the same as the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 302nd driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 659 mm a year, 14% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,466 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: joint 299th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 121 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 659 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,466 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 18.1 km | 135 |
| Bishop Auckland | 16.3 km | 132 |
| Ferryhill | 17.4 km | 128 |
| Shildon | 12.8 km | 128 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 15.6 km | 126 |
| Egglescliffe | 12.9 km | 125 |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 17.3 km | 125 |
| Newton Aycliffe | 10.3 km | 124 |
| Ingleby Barwick | 15.5 km | 123 |
| Yarm | 13.7 km | 122 |
| Darlington | – | 121 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |