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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.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)127127
Rainfall (mm)704766
Hours of sunshine1,5111,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Pelton and Ouston6.5 km134
Birtley4.1 km132
Chester-le-Street6.8 km130
Washington–127
Gateshead5.7 km126
Fence Houses6.9 km125
Shiney Row and Penshaw4.7 km124
Sunderland6.8 km121
Boldon Colliery6.2 km121
East Boldon and West Boldon6.8 km120
Jarrow7.7 km119
The typical town–127