Crap Towns / Dartford / Weather
How often does it rain in Dartford?
It rains in Dartford on 108 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 15% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 29th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 599 mm a year, 22% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,626 hours of sunshine a year, 6% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 223rd sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 108 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 599 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,626 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Swanley | 7.0 km | 114 |
| Dartford | – | 108 |
| Aveley | 6.3 km | 107 |
| Bexley | 6.7 km | 107 |
| South Ockendon | 8.4 km | 107 |
| Grays | 7.9 km | 107 |
| Northfleet | 7.2 km | 106 |
| Purfleet-on-Thames | 3.4 km | 106 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 5.2 km | 106 |
| Stone | 2.1 km | 105 |
| Swanscombe | 4.6 km | 105 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |