Crap Towns / Gateshead / Weather
How often does it rain in Gateshead?
It rains in Gateshead on 126 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 467th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 672 mm a year, 12% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,500 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 399th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 126 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 672 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,500 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Whickham | 6.5 km | 135 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 7.1 km | 134 |
| Birtley | 4.6 km | 132 |
| Washington | 5.7 km | 127 |
| Gateshead | – | 126 |
| Blaydon | 8.3 km | 126 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 7.6 km | 123 |
| Hebburn | 5.7 km | 121 |
| Boldon Colliery | 7.6 km | 121 |
| Wallsend | 7.8 km | 121 |
| Jarrow | 7.3 km | 119 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |