Crap Towns / Leek / Weather
How often does it rain in Leek?
It rains in Leek on 155 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 22% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 202nd wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 973 mm a year, 27% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,382 hours of sunshine a year, 10% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 148th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 155 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 973 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,382 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Buxton | 18.6 km | 171 |
| Werrington | 9.6 km | 158 |
| Leek | – | 155 |
| Biddulph | 9.2 km | 153 |
| Cheadle | 13.5 km | 152 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 15.0 km | 152 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme | 16.8 km | 150 |
| Congleton | 13.9 km | 150 |
| Blythe Bridge and Forsbrook | 15.3 km | 149 |
| Kidsgrove | 14.1 km | 145 |
| Alsager | 17.7 km | 144 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |