Crap Towns / Bristol / Weather
How often does it rain in Bristol?
It rains in Bristol on 138 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 9% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 337th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 875 mm a year, 14% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,617 hours of sunshine a year, 6% higher than the typical town's 1,532: joint 254th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 138 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 875 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,617 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Portishead | 13.0 km | 143 |
| Nailsea | 12.3 km | 140 |
| Bristol | – | 138 |
| Kingswood and Fishponds | 6.7 km | 138 |
| Long Ashton | 5.6 km | 138 |
| Stoke Gifford | 6.9 km | 136 |
| Patchway | 8.9 km | 135 |
| Filton | 7.0 km | 135 |
| Bradley Stoke | 9.2 km | 134 |
| Keynsham | 7.9 km | 133 |
| Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne | 11.2 km | 132 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |