Crap Towns / Accrington / Weather
How often does it rain in Accrington?
It rains in Accrington on 173 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 36% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 54th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,170 mm a year, 1.5 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,307 hours of sunshine a year, 15% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 38th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 173 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,170 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,307 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Rawtenstall | 7.6 km | 179 |
| Darwen | 9.1 km | 178 |
| Haslingden | 6.8 km | 177 |
| Oswaldtwistle | 2.7 km | 176 |
| Blackburn | 8.1 km | 174 |
| Church | 2.0 km | 174 |
| Accrington | – | 173 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 3.2 km | 172 |
| Padiham | 6.5 km | 171 |
| Great Harwood | 5.1 km | 168 |
| Rishton | 4.2 km | 166 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |