Crap Towns / Wigan / Weather

How often does it rain in Wigan?

It rains in Wigan on 163 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 28% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 131st wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 993 mm a year, 30% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,432 hours of sunshine a year, 7% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 231st gloomiest.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)163127
Rainfall (mm)993766
Hours of sunshine1,4321,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Blackrod6.5 km171
Hindley5.3 km169
Platt Bridge and Abram4.7 km167
Ince-in-Makerfield2.9 km167
Coppull8.1 km167
Ashton-in-Makerfield6.0 km163
Wigan–163
Standish4.4 km162
Orrell4.5 km161
Shevington3.9 km161
Appley Bridge5.8 km158
The typical town–127