Crap Towns / Failsworth / Weather
How often does it rain in Failsworth?
It rains in Failsworth on 167 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 31% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 100th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,027 mm a year, 34% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,327 hours of sunshine a year, 13% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 65th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 167 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,027 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,327 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Oldham | 5.5 km | 171 |
| Middleton | 6.1 km | 169 |
| Chadderton | 3.3 km | 167 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 4.5 km | 167 |
| Failsworth | – | 167 |
| Manchester | 4.8 km | 160 |
| Dukinfield | 5.9 km | 159 |
| Audenshaw | 4.0 km | 158 |
| Droylsden | 2.4 km | 157 |
| Denton | 6.5 km | 156 |
| Reddish | 6.9 km | 155 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |