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.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 171 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,337 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,372 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Glossop | 21.2 km | 172 |
| Buxton | – | 171 |
| Chapel-en-le-Frith | 7.7 km | 170 |
| New Mills | 13.9 km | 169 |
| Hazel Grove | 19.2 km | 164 |
| Marple | 18.9 km | 163 |
| Bollington | 13.9 km | 159 |
| Bramhall | 20.7 km | 159 |
| Macclesfield | 14.7 km | 159 |
| Poynton | 17.3 km | 158 |
| Leek | 18.6 km | 155 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |