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How often does it rain in Folkestone?

It rains in Folkestone on 121 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 302nd driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 802 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,927 hours of sunshine a year, 26% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 2nd sunniest.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)121127
Rainfall (mm)802766
Hours of sunshine1,9271,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Whitfield13.8 km128
Hawkinge3.7 km127
Dover12.8 km125
Aylesham16.5 km124
Ashford19.1 km121
Folkestone–121
Hythe4.5 km120
Deal23.0 km116
Littlestone-on-Sea17.2 km115
Canterbury21.8 km113
Herne29.8 km106
The typical town–127