Crap Towns / Nelson / Weather
How often does it rain in Nelson?
It rains in Nelson on 168 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 32% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 87th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,189 mm a year, 1.6 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,266 hours of sunshine a year, 17% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 4th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 168 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,189 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,266 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Burnley | 5.1 km | 173 |
| Accrington | 14.0 km | 173 |
| Clayton-le-Moors | 13.3 km | 172 |
| Padiham | 8.0 km | 171 |
| Clitheroe | 12.8 km | 171 |
| Brierfield | 2.0 km | 170 |
| Nelson | – | 168 |
| Great Harwood | 14.3 km | 168 |
| Colne | 3.4 km | 167 |
| Barrowford | 2.1 km | 167 |
| Barnoldswick | 9.3 km | 165 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |