Crap Towns / Newcastle upon Tyne / Weather
How often does it rain in Newcastle upon Tyne?
It rains in Newcastle upon Tyne on 123 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), about the same as the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 365th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 679 mm a year, 11% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,495 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 377th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 123 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 679 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,495 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Whickham | 6.5 km | 135 |
| Gateshead | 7.6 km | 126 |
| Blaydon | 5.9 km | 126 |
| Wideopen | 5.3 km | 125 |
| Killingworth | 6.3 km | 125 |
| Longbenton | 5.2 km | 123 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | – | 123 |
| Ryton | 7.6 km | 122 |
| Hebburn | 8.6 km | 121 |
| Throckley | 7.5 km | 121 |
| Wallsend | 7.9 km | 121 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |