Crap Towns / Birmingham / Weather
How often does it rain in Birmingham?
It rains in Birmingham on 131 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), about the same as the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 435th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 762 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,492 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 367th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 131 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 762 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,492 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Blackheath | 12.2 km | 135 |
| Pheasey | 9.3 km | 134 |
| West Bromwich | 10.3 km | 134 |
| Oldbury | 10.6 km | 134 |
| Hollywood | 10.2 km | 134 |
| Smethwick | 7.6 km | 133 |
| Streetly | 11.3 km | 133 |
| Solihull | 8.8 km | 133 |
| Birmingham | – | 131 |
| Royal Sutton Coldfield | 10.1 km | 131 |
| Coleshill | 11.6 km | 122 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |