Crap Towns / Washington / Weather
How often does it rain in Washington?
It rains in Washington on 127 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 joint 482nd driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 704 mm a year, 8% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,511 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 425th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 127 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 704 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,511 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Pelton and Ouston | 6.5 km | 134 |
| Birtley | 4.1 km | 132 |
| Chester-le-Street | 6.8 km | 130 |
| Washington | – | 127 |
| Gateshead | 5.7 km | 126 |
| Fence Houses | 6.9 km | 125 |
| Shiney Row and Penshaw | 4.7 km | 124 |
| Sunderland | 6.8 km | 121 |
| Boldon Colliery | 6.2 km | 121 |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 6.8 km | 120 |
| Jarrow | 7.7 km | 119 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |