Crap Towns / Bedford / Weather
How often does it rain in Bedford?
It rains in Bedford on 110 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 13% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 48th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 568 mm a year, 26% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,569 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 394th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 110 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 568 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,569 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Ampthill | 13.0 km | 118 |
| Flitwick | 15.2 km | 117 |
| Cranfield | 13.0 km | 116 |
| Wootton | 7.0 km | 112 |
| Marston Moretaine | 10.1 km | 112 |
| Biggleswade | 15.4 km | 112 |
| Shefford | 14.4 km | 112 |
| Sandy | 11.4 km | 111 |
| Kempston | 3.6 km | 111 |
| Bedford | – | 110 |
| Wixams | 5.8 km | 108 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |