Crap Towns / Motherwell / Weather
How often does it rain in Motherwell?
It rains in Motherwell on 163 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 28% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 129th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,069 mm a year, 40% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,305 hours of sunshine a year, 15% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 33rd gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 163 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,069 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,305 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Chapelhall | 6.3 km | 177 |
| Newarthill | 4.3 km | 177 |
| Holytown | 4.2 km | 174 |
| Wishaw | 4.4 km | 173 |
| New Stevenston | 2.3 km | 170 |
| Bellshill | 3.4 km | 164 |
| Viewpark | 6.0 km | 164 |
| Blantyre | 6.5 km | 164 |
| Motherwell | – | 163 |
| Hamilton | 4.6 km | 163 |
| Bothwell | 5.6 km | 161 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |