Crap Towns / Gravesend / Weather
How often does it rain in Gravesend?
It rains in Gravesend on 109 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 14% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 40th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 589 mm a year, 23% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,686 hours of sunshine a year, 10% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 107th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 109 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 589 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,686 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 8.6 km | 115 |
| Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley | 6.5 km | 112 |
| East Tilbury | 6.4 km | 110 |
| Chadwell St Mary | 6.0 km | 109 |
| Gravesend | – | 109 |
| Grays | 7.1 km | 107 |
| Northfleet | 3.2 km | 106 |
| Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock | 9.1 km | 106 |
| Stone | 8.3 km | 105 |
| Swanscombe | 6.0 km | 105 |
| Tilbury | 4.0 km | 105 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |