Crap Towns / Dorchester / Weather
How often does it rain in Dorchester?
It rains in Dorchester on 135 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 6% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 372nd wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,096 mm a year, 43% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,737 hours of sunshine a year, 13% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 58th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 135 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,096 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,737 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester | – | 135 |
| Yeovil | 29.6 km | 131 |
| Sherborne | 27.2 km | 130 |
| Corfe Mullen | 30.4 km | 129 |
| Blandford Forum | 26.0 km | 128 |
| Bridport | 22.3 km | 127 |
| Upton | 29.5 km | 125 |
| Wool | 14.4 km | 125 |
| Wareham | 23.4 km | 122 |
| Weston | 18.5 km | 122 |
| Weymouth | 8.6 km | 120 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |