Crap Towns / Orrell / Weather
How often does it rain in Orrell?
It rains in Orrell on 161 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 27% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 145th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,045 mm a year, 36% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,434 hours of sunshine a year, 6% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 237th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 161 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,045 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,434 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Platt Bridge and Abram | 8.0 km | 167 |
| Ince-in-Makerfield | 7.0 km | 167 |
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 6.8 km | 163 |
| Wigan | 4.5 km | 163 |
| Standish | 7.1 km | 162 |
| Orrell | – | 161 |
| Shevington | 4.3 km | 161 |
| Haydock | 7.7 km | 160 |
| Rainford | 5.8 km | 159 |
| Skelmersdale | 5.0 km | 159 |
| Appley Bridge | 5.3 km | 158 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |