Crap Towns / Derby / Weather
How often does it rain in Derby?
It rains in Derby on 127 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), about the same as the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 470th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 692 mm a year, 10% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,473 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: joint 323rd gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 127 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 692 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,473 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Belper | 12.6 km | 136 |
| Hilton | 11.9 km | 128 |
| West Hallam | 9.8 km | 127 |
| Derby | – | 127 |
| Ilkeston | 12.0 km | 124 |
| Castle Donington | 11.1 km | 123 |
| Sandiacre | 11.6 km | 123 |
| Breaston and Draycott | 10.7 km | 123 |
| Long Eaton | 12.2 km | 123 |
| Stapleford | 13.4 km | 121 |
| Borrowash | 6.1 km | 121 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |