Crap Towns / Horwich / Weather
How often does it rain in Horwich?
It rains in Horwich on 171 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 35% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 65th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,230 mm a year, 1.6 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,387 hours of sunshine a year, 9% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 159th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 171 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,230 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,387 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 7.3 km | 173 |
| Blackrod | 2.7 km | 171 |
| Horwich | – | 171 |
| Westhoughton | 5.7 km | 171 |
| Adlington | 4.7 km | 170 |
| Hindley | 6.9 km | 169 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 7.8 km | 167 |
| Coppull | 8.3 km | 167 |
| Chorley | 8.8 km | 164 |
| Standish | 7.4 km | 162 |
| Atherton | 8.4 km | 160 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |