Crap Towns / Lancaster / Weather
How often does it rain in Lancaster?
It rains in Lancaster on 160 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 26% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 157th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,118 mm a year, 46% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,455 hours of sunshine a year, 5% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 274th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 160 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,118 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,455 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Ulverston | 24.5 km | 168 |
| Garstang | 16.4 km | 163 |
| Lancaster | – | 160 |
| Bolton-le-Sands | 4.2 km | 160 |
| Carnforth | 8.7 km | 157 |
| Heysham | 5.5 km | 156 |
| Morecambe | 3.7 km | 152 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 25.4 km | 150 |
| Cleveleys | 24.5 km | 149 |
| Thornton | 23.7 km | 148 |
| Fleetwood | 21.7 km | 147 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |