Crap Towns / Buxton / Weather

How often does it rain in Buxton?

It rains in Buxton on 171 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 35% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 63rd wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,337 mm a year, 1.7 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,372 hours of sunshine a year, 10% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 139th gloomiest.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)171127
Rainfall (mm)1,337766
Hours of sunshine1,3721,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Glossop21.2 km172
Buxton–171
Chapel-en-le-Frith7.7 km170
New Mills13.9 km169
Hazel Grove19.2 km164
Marple18.9 km163
Bollington13.9 km159
Bramhall20.7 km159
Macclesfield14.7 km159
Poynton17.3 km158
Leek18.6 km155
The typical town–127