Crap Towns / Aberdare / Weather
How often does it rain in Aberdare?
It rains in Aberdare on 177 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 39% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 31st wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,856 mm a year, 2.4 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,386 hours of sunshine a year, 10% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 153rd gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 177 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,856 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,386 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Treherbert | 7.8 km | 191 |
| Treorchy | 7.3 km | 187 |
| Tonypandy | 9.8 km | 185 |
| Rhondda | 7.7 km | 182 |
| Porth | 11.1 km | 180 |
| Aberdare | – | 177 |
| Mountain Ash | 4.7 km | 175 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 6.7 km | 173 |
| Pontypridd | 13.9 km | 171 |
| Abercynon | 10.4 km | 162 |
| Treharris | 10.7 km | 162 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |