Crap Towns / Cardiff / Weather
How often does it rain in Cardiff?
It rains in Cardiff on 154 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 21% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 205th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,204 mm a year, 1.6 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,601 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 308th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 154 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,204 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,601 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Abertridwr and Senghenydd | 12.4 km | 170 |
| Beddau | 13.1 km | 170 |
| Church Village | 11.8 km | 170 |
| Caerphilly | 9.0 km | 165 |
| Bedwas | 10.2 km | 161 |
| Risca | 13.9 km | 157 |
| Cardiff | – | 154 |
| Barry | 11.5 km | 152 |
| Rogerstone | 14.0 km | 150 |
| Dinas Powis | 7.5 km | 150 |
| Penarth | 6.4 km | 149 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |