Crap Towns / Colchester / Weather
How often does it rain in Colchester?
It rains in Colchester on 109 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 14% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 38th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 600 mm a year, 22% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,693 hours of sunshine a year, 11% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 99th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 109 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 600 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,693 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Sudbury | 20.0 km | 114 |
| Hadleigh | 17.6 km | 112 |
| Colchester | – | 109 |
| Halstead | 19.3 km | 108 |
| Berechurch | 3.3 km | 108 |
| Tiptree | 14.1 km | 108 |
| Wivenhoe | 5.2 km | 107 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 19.6 km | 106 |
| West Mersea | 12.7 km | 105 |
| Jaywick | 19.1 km | 104 |
| Brightlingsea | 12.2 km | 103 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |