Crap Towns / Skipton / Weather
How often does it rain in Skipton?
It rains in Skipton on 150 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 18% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 249th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 957 mm a year, 25% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,275 hours of sunshine a year, 17% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 7th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 150 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 957 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,275 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Colne | 15.0 km | 167 |
| Barrowford | 17.9 km | 167 |
| Barnoldswick | 11.9 km | 165 |
| Haworth | 14.7 km | 158 |
| Steeton | 8.0 km | 154 |
| Keighley | 12.3 km | 153 |
| Ilkley | 12.6 km | 153 |
| Skipton | – | 150 |
| Burley in Wharfedale | 18.3 km | 146 |
| Bingley | 17.1 km | 146 |
| Silsden | 7.4 km | 145 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |