Crap Towns / Marple / Weather
How often does it rain in Marple?
It rains in Marple on 163 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 28% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 123rd wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 946 mm a year, 23% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,343 hours of sunshine a year, 12% lower than the typical town's 1,532: joint 87th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 163 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 946 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,343 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| New Mills | 5.7 km | 169 |
| Romiley | 2.4 km | 166 |
| Hattersley | 6.5 km | 165 |
| Hazel Grove | 3.8 km | 164 |
| Marple | – | 163 |
| Bredbury and Woodley | 4.3 km | 162 |
| Hyde | 6.4 km | 162 |
| Stockport | 6.2 km | 161 |
| Bramhall | 6.9 km | 159 |
| Poynton | 6.1 km | 158 |
| Denton | 7.0 km | 156 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |