Crap Towns / Longton / Weather
How often does it rain in Longton?
It rains in Longton 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 208th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 944 mm a year, 23% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,452 hours of sunshine a year, 5% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 265th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 154 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 944 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,452 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Bamber Bridge | 7.9 km | 165 |
| Chorley | 12.3 km | 164 |
| Leyland | 6.2 km | 161 |
| Penwortham | 4.9 km | 161 |
| Euxton | 9.4 km | 161 |
| Cottam | 7.7 km | 160 |
| Preston | 8.5 km | 160 |
| Fulwood | 9.1 km | 160 |
| Kirkham | 8.8 km | 158 |
| Longton | – | 154 |
| Tarleton and Hesketh Bank | 4.6 km | 153 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |