Crap Towns / Margate / Weather
How often does it rain in Margate?
It rains in Margate on 108 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 15% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 33rd driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 606 mm a year, 21% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,863 hours of sunshine a year, 22% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 13th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 108 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 606 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,863 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | 25.0 km | 128 |
| Dover | 28.0 km | 125 |
| Aylesham | 20.4 km | 124 |
| Deal | 17.8 km | 116 |
| Whitstable | 24.0 km | 113 |
| Canterbury | 23.2 km | 113 |
| Ramsgate | 4.6 km | 112 |
| Margate | – | 108 |
| Broadstairs | 3.6 km | 108 |
| Herne | 17.4 km | 106 |
| Herne Bay | 16.0 km | 106 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |