Crap Towns / Manchester / Weather
How often does it rain in Manchester?
It rains in Manchester on 160 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 26% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 168th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 924 mm a year, 21% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,370 hours of sunshine a year, 11% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 132nd gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 160 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 924 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,370 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Chadderton | 7.6 km | 167 |
| Failsworth | 4.8 km | 167 |
| Manchester | – | 160 |
| Prestwich | 7.3 km | 159 |
| Audenshaw | 5.4 km | 158 |
| Salford | 5.3 km | 157 |
| Droylsden | 4.2 km | 157 |
| Denton | 6.7 km | 156 |
| Reddish | 5.1 km | 155 |
| Old Trafford | 6.8 km | 153 |
| Stretford | 7.1 km | 152 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |