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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.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)135127
Rainfall (mm)1,096766
Hours of sunshine1,7371,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Dorchester–135
Yeovil29.6 km131
Sherborne27.2 km130
Corfe Mullen30.4 km129
Blandford Forum26.0 km128
Bridport22.3 km127
Upton29.5 km125
Wool14.4 km125
Wareham23.4 km122
Weston18.5 km122
Weymouth8.6 km120
The typical town–127