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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.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)161127
Rainfall (mm)1,045766
Hours of sunshine1,4341,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Platt Bridge and Abram8.0 km167
Ince-in-Makerfield7.0 km167
Ashton-in-Makerfield6.8 km163
Wigan4.5 km163
Standish7.1 km162
Orrell–161
Shevington4.3 km161
Haydock7.7 km160
Rainford5.8 km159
Skelmersdale5.0 km159
Appley Bridge5.3 km158
The typical town–127