Crap Towns / South Shields / Weather
How often does it rain in South Shields?
It rains in South Shields on 119 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 6% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 245th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 650 mm a year, 15% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,586 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 345th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 119 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 650 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,586 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shiremoor | 8.3 km | 123 |
| Hebburn | 5.8 km | 121 |
| Sunderland | 8.3 km | 121 |
| Boldon Colliery | 3.9 km | 121 |
| Wallsend | 6.6 km | 121 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 3.7 km | 120 |
| Tynemouth | 4.8 km | 119 |
| South Shields | – | 119 |
| Whitley Bay | 8.1 km | 119 |
| Jarrow | 3.6 km | 119 |
| Whitburn | 4.7 km | 118 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |