Crap Towns / Aberystwyth / Weather
How often does it rain in Aberystwyth?
It rains in Aberystwyth on 160 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 26% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 163rd wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 999 mm a year, 30% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,538 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 473rd sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 160 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 999 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,538 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Ystalyfera | 74.0 km | 185 |
| Cross Hands and Pen-y-groes | 67.9 km | 181 |
| Pontardawe | 77.5 km | 181 |
| Ammanford | 69.0 km | 176 |
| Carmarthen | 63.9 km | 176 |
| Pontarddulais | 77.4 km | 173 |
| Aberystwyth | – | 160 |
| Llandrindod Wells | 50.9 km | 160 |
| Newtown | 52.0 km | 155 |
| Brecon | 69.3 km | 150 |
| Welshpool | 68.7 km | 139 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |