Crap Towns / Atherton / Weather
How often does it rain in Atherton?
It rains in Atherton 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 the 161st wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 998 mm a year, 30% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,409 hours of sunshine a year, 8% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 192nd gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 160 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 998 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,409 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Westhoughton | 3.0 km | 171 |
| Farnworth | 6.0 km | 170 |
| Hindley | 5.8 km | 169 |
| Little Hulton | 4.6 km | 169 |
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 7.4 km | 167 |
| Walkden | 6.2 km | 163 |
| Kearsley | 7.6 km | 161 |
| Worsley | 7.3 km | 161 |
| Atherton | – | 160 |
| Tyldesley | 2.6 km | 160 |
| Leigh | 4.2 km | 154 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |