Crap Towns / Leigh / Weather
How often does it rain in Leigh?
It rains in Leigh on 154 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 21% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 211th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 934 mm a year, 22% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,432 hours of sunshine a year, 7% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 234th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 154 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 934 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,432 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Westhoughton | 5.0 km | 171 |
| Hindley | 4.6 km | 169 |
| Little Hulton | 8.2 km | 169 |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 4.7 km | 167 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 6.4 km | 167 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 7.0 km | 163 |
| Golborne | 4.2 km | 161 |
| Atherton | 4.2 km | 160 |
| Tyldesley | 4.9 km | 160 |
| Culcheth | 5.1 km | 157 |
| Leigh | – | 154 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |