Crap Towns / Thornton / Weather
How often does it rain in Thornton?
It rains in Thornton on 148 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 17% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 264th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 954 mm a year, 25% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,548 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 444th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 148 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 954 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,548 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Garstang | 15.0 km | 163 |
| Cottam | 18.2 km | 160 |
| Fulwood | 20.7 km | 160 |
| Kirkham | 14.0 km | 158 |
| Heysham | 21.4 km | 156 |
| Poulton-le-Fylde | 3.3 km | 150 |
| Blackpool | 8.9 km | 150 |
| Cleveleys | 2.3 km | 149 |
| Lytham St Anne's | 14.0 km | 149 |
| Thornton | – | 148 |
| Fleetwood | 4.4 km | 147 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |