Crap Towns / Durham / Weather
How often does it rain in Durham?
It rains in Durham on 125 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 443rd driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 716 mm a year, 7% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,505 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 409th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 125 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 716 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,505 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Pelton and Ouston | 10.7 km | 134 |
| Sacriston | 5.3 km | 134 |
| Spennymoor | 8.7 km | 131 |
| Chester-le-Street | 8.1 km | 130 |
| Ushaw Moor and Bearpark | 4.1 km | 129 |
| Brandon | 4.6 km | 128 |
| Hetton-le-Hole | 8.5 km | 127 |
| Durham | – | 125 |
| Fence Houses | 8.2 km | 125 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 8.9 km | 124 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 10.8 km | 124 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |