Crap Towns / Whickham / Weather
How often does it rain in Whickham?
It rains in Whickham on 135 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 6% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 376th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 766 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,486 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 351st gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 135 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 766 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,486 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Whickham | – | 135 |
| Pelton and Ouston | 8.9 km | 134 |
| Stanley | 9.0 km | 133 |
| Birtley | 8.3 km | 132 |
| Rowlands Gill | 5.5 km | 128 |
| Crawcrook and Greenside | 6.8 km | 128 |
| Gateshead | 6.5 km | 126 |
| Blaydon | 2.2 km | 126 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 6.5 km | 123 |
| Ryton | 5.4 km | 122 |
| Throckley | 7.5 km | 121 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |