Crap Towns / Lincoln / Weather
How often does it rain in Lincoln?
It rains in Lincoln on 117 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 8% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 189th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 636 mm a year, 17% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,616 hours of sunshine a year, 5% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 259th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 117 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 636 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,616 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bracebridge Heath | 3.2 km | 117 |
| Lincoln | – | 117 |
| Washingborough and Heighington | 7.3 km | 117 |
| North Hykeham | 2.9 km | 116 |
| Retford | 27.7 km | 115 |
| Waddington | 5.4 km | 114 |
| Gainsborough | 24.4 km | 114 |
| Sleaford | 25.9 km | 114 |
| Newark-on-Trent | 21.5 km | 111 |
| Ruskington | 22.4 km | 111 |
| Balderton | 22.3 km | 110 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |