Crap Towns / Chard / Weather
How often does it rain in Chard?
It rains in Chard on 142 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 12% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 308th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,107 mm a year, 45% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,603 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: joint 300th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 142 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,107 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,603 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 22.0 km | 142 |
| Chard | – | 142 |
| Honiton | 18.9 km | 138 |
| Axminster | 10.8 km | 137 |
| Seaton | 20.2 km | 134 |
| Taunton | 18.8 km | 133 |
| Ilminster | 6.5 km | 133 |
| Yeovil | 22.9 km | 131 |
| Crewkerne | 11.8 km | 129 |
| Bridport | 21.4 km | 127 |
| Somerton | 25.2 km | 125 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |