Crap Towns / Harrogate / Weather
How often does it rain in Harrogate?
It rains in Harrogate on 136 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 7% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 354th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 790 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,350 hours of sunshine a year, 12% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 106th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 136 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 790 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,350 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Burley in Wharfedale | 16.5 km | 146 |
| Menston | 17.0 km | 144 |
| Rawdon | 18.2 km | 144 |
| Yeadon | 16.0 km | 143 |
| Guiseley | 17.0 km | 143 |
| Knaresborough | 5.3 km | 138 |
| Harrogate | – | 136 |
| Otley | 13.7 km | 135 |
| Wetherby | 11.8 km | 129 |
| Ripon | 16.8 km | 125 |
| Boston Spa | 16.1 km | 122 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |