Crap Towns / Sunderland / Weather
How often does it rain in Sunderland?
It rains in Sunderland on 121 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 the 318th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 661 mm a year, 14% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,567 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 399th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 121 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 661 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,567 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6.8 km | 127 |
| Fence Houses | 8.9 km | 125 |
| Houghton-le-Spring | 8.3 km | 124 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 6.4 km | 124 |
| Seaham | 8.4 km | 121 |
| Sunderland | – | 121 |
| Boldon Colliery | 6.2 km | 121 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 5.1 km | 120 |
| South Shields | 8.3 km | 119 |
| Jarrow | 8.6 km | 119 |
| Whitburn | 6.0 km | 118 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |