Crap Towns / Skelmersdale / Weather
How often does it rain in Skelmersdale?
It rains in Skelmersdale on 159 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 25% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 173rd wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 968 mm a year, 26% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,456 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 276th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 159 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 968 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,456 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Wigan | 8.8 km | 163 |
| Standish | 9.4 km | 162 |
| Orrell | 5.0 km | 161 |
| Shevington | 6.4 km | 161 |
| Rainford | 5.3 km | 159 |
| Skelmersdale | – | 159 |
| Appley Bridge | 5.6 km | 158 |
| Ormskirk | 6.7 km | 157 |
| Burscough | 7.1 km | 155 |
| Lydiate | 10.8 km | 154 |
| Kirkby | 10.1 km | 153 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |