Crap Towns / Middleton / Weather
How often does it rain in Middleton?
It rains in Middleton on 169 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 33% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 81st wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,118 mm a year, 46% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,329 hours of sunshine a year, 13% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 69th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 169 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,118 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,329 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shaw | 7.4 km | 176 |
| Rochdale | 7.1 km | 175 |
| Heywood | 4.0 km | 172 |
| Oldham | 6.5 km | 171 |
| Royton | 5.1 km | 171 |
| Bury | 7.8 km | 170 |
| Middleton | – | 169 |
| Chadderton | 3.5 km | 167 |
| Failsworth | 6.1 km | 167 |
| Whitefield | 6.1 km | 162 |
| Prestwich | 5.8 km | 159 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |