Crap Towns / Castleford / Weather
How often does it rain in Castleford?
It rains in Castleford on 120 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 6% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 282nd driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 637 mm a year, 17% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,398 hours of sunshine a year, 9% lower than the typical town's 1,532: joint 176th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 120 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 637 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,398 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Garforth | 8.3 km | 129 |
| Kippax | 5.7 km | 127 |
| Allerton Bywater | 5.1 km | 125 |
| Rothwell | 10.7 km | 125 |
| Ackworth Moor Top | 9.0 km | 121 |
| Featherstone | 4.9 km | 120 |
| Castleford | – | 120 |
| Normanton | 5.3 km | 119 |
| Crofton | 9.3 km | 118 |
| Pontefract | 3.8 km | 116 |
| Knottingley | 6.0 km | 116 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |