Crap Towns / Ashton-in-Makerfield / Weather
How often does it rain in Ashton-in-Makerfield?
It rains in Ashton-in-Makerfield 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 124th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 962 mm a year, 26% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,449 hours of sunshine a year, 5% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 260th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 163 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 962 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,449 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Hindley | 6.4 km | 169 |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 4.0 km | 167 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 5.3 km | 167 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | – | 163 |
| Wigan | 6.0 km | 163 |
| Orrell | 6.8 km | 161 |
| Golborne | 4.6 km | 161 |
| Haydock | 3.3 km | 160 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 4.5 km | 160 |
| St Helens | 8.2 km | 157 |
| Leigh | 7.0 km | 154 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |