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How often does it rain in Barnstaple?

It rains in Barnstaple 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 1,070 mm a year, 40% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,534 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 484th sunniest.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)163127
Rainfall (mm)1,070766
Hours of sunshine1,5341,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
South Molton16.9 km171
Okehampton37.6 km170
Ilfracombe14.8 km166
Great Torrington15.3 km165
Barnstaple–163
Bideford12.7 km156
Fremington6.7 km156
Braunton8.0 km155
Northam11.8 km154
Minehead42.8 km142
Crediton43.1 km139
The typical town–127