Crap Towns / Oldham / Weather
How often does it rain in Oldham?
It rains in Oldham on 171 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 35% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 68th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,161 mm a year, 1.5 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,288 hours of sunshine a year, 16% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 13th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 171 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,161 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,288 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shaw | 4.6 km | 176 |
| Lees | 2.6 km | 173 |
| Mossley | 4.9 km | 173 |
| Uppermill | 6.1 km | 171 |
| Oldham | – | 171 |
| Royton | 3.4 km | 171 |
| Middleton | 6.5 km | 169 |
| Chadderton | 3.7 km | 167 |
| Ashton-under-Lyne | 5.0 km | 167 |
| Failsworth | 5.5 km | 167 |
| Droylsden | 7.1 km | 157 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |