Crap Towns / Oxford / Weather
How often does it rain in Oxford?
It rains in Oxford on 116 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 9% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 166th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 679 mm a year, 11% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,611 hours of sunshine a year, 5% higher than the typical town's 1,532: joint 278th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 116 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 679 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,611 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Witney | 16.0 km | 121 |
| Thame | 19.4 km | 119 |
| Kidlington | 7.7 km | 118 |
| Grove | 20.3 km | 118 |
| Eynsham | 8.6 km | 117 |
| Bicester | 17.4 km | 116 |
| Didcot | 16.2 km | 116 |
| Oxford | – | 116 |
| Benson | 18.9 km | 114 |
| Abingdon-on-Thames | 8.8 km | 112 |
| Wallingford | 19.3 km | 111 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |