Crap Towns / Paignton / Weather
How often does it rain in Paignton?
It rains in Paignton on 139 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 9% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 328th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,049 mm a year, 37% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,716 hours of sunshine a year, 12% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 77th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 139 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,049 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,716 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Totnes | 8.1 km | 151 |
| Kingsbridge | 21.2 km | 150 |
| Bovey Tracey | 19.6 km | 150 |
| Dartmouth | 8.6 km | 145 |
| Newton Abbot | 11.7 km | 140 |
| Paignton | – | 139 |
| Brixham | 5.0 km | 137 |
| Kingsteignton | 13.8 km | 137 |
| Torquay | 7.5 km | 135 |
| Dawlish | 19.7 km | 128 |
| Teignmouth | 15.4 km | 126 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |