Crap Towns / Whitley Bay / Weather
How often does it rain in Whitley Bay?
It rains in Whitley Bay on 119 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 6% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 242nd driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 661 mm a year, 14% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,610 hours of sunshine a year, 5% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 284th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 119 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 661 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,610 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Killingworth | 6.9 km | 125 |
| Shiremoor | 2.9 km | 123 |
| Longbenton | 7.2 km | 123 |
| Seaton Delaval | 4.2 km | 122 |
| Hebburn | 8.6 km | 121 |
| Blyth | 9.1 km | 121 |
| Wallsend | 6.0 km | 121 |
| Tynemouth | 3.6 km | 119 |
| South Shields | 8.1 km | 119 |
| Whitley Bay | – | 119 |
| Jarrow | 8.5 km | 119 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |