Crap Towns / Elland / Weather
How often does it rain in Elland?
It rains in Elland on 161 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 27% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 145th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 943 mm a year, 23% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,354 hours of sunshine a year, 12% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 109th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 161 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 943 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,354 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Linthwaite and Slaithwaite | 7.3 km | 171 |
| Meltham | 10.3 km | 170 |
| Queensbury | 8.9 km | 165 |
| Elland | – | 161 |
| Shelf and Northowram | 6.2 km | 161 |
| Halifax | 5.8 km | 158 |
| Huddersfield | 5.2 km | 157 |
| Brighouse | 3.7 km | 156 |
| Cleckheaton | 8.9 km | 144 |
| Liversedge | 9.1 km | 137 |
| Mirfield | 9.0 km | 135 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |