Crap Towns / Ashton-under-Lyne / Weather
How often does it rain in Ashton-under-Lyne?
It rains in Ashton-under-Lyne on 167 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 31% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 95th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,059 mm a year, 38% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,310 hours of sunshine a year, 14% lower than the typical town's 1,532: joint 40th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 167 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,059 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,310 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Lees | 5.3 km | 173 |
| Mossley | 4.6 km | 173 |
| Oldham | 5.0 km | 171 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | – | 167 |
| Stalybridge | 3.5 km | 167 |
| Failsworth | 4.5 km | 167 |
| Hyde | 5.0 km | 162 |
| Dukinfield | 2.4 km | 159 |
| Audenshaw | 3.5 km | 158 |
| Droylsden | 4.1 km | 157 |
| Denton | 5.2 km | 156 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |