Crap Towns / Westhoughton / Weather

How often does it rain in Westhoughton?

It rains in Westhoughton on 171 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 35% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 70th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,137 mm a year, 48% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,394 hours of sunshine a year, 9% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 171st gloomiest.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)171127
Rainfall (mm)1,137766
Hours of sunshine1,3941,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Bolton7.5 km173
Blackrod6.5 km171
Horwich5.7 km171
Westhoughton–171
Hindley3.7 km169
Little Hulton7.0 km169
Platt Bridge and Abram5.9 km167
Ince-in-Makerfield6.0 km167
Atherton3.0 km160
Tyldesley5.6 km160
Leigh5.0 km154
The typical town–127