Crap Towns / Merthyr Tydfil / Weather
How often does it rain in Merthyr Tydfil?
It rains in Merthyr Tydfil on 173 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 36% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 54th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,498 mm a year, 2.0 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,337 hours of sunshine a year, 13% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 76th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 173 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,498 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,337 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Treherbert | 14.2 km | 191 |
| Treorchy | 14.0 km | 187 |
| Rhondda | 14.0 km | 182 |
| Aberdare | 6.7 km | 177 |
| Mountain Ash | 7.7 km | 175 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | – | 173 |
| Tredegar | 9.7 km | 172 |
| Ebbw Vale | 12.2 km | 169 |
| Bargod | 12.3 km | 167 |
| Abercynon | 12.1 km | 162 |
| Treharris | 11.3 km | 162 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |