Crap Towns / Porthcawl / Weather

How often does it rain in Porthcawl?

It rains in Porthcawl on 158 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 24% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 179th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,068 mm a year, 39% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,670 hours of sunshine a year, 9% higher than the typical town's 1,532: joint 127th sunniest.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)158127
Rainfall (mm)1,068766
Hours of sunshine1,6701,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Maesteg14.2 km184
Tonyrefail21.1 km180
Baglan18.3 km173
Sarn9.9 km172
Llanharan and Brynna17.8 km171
Pencoed14.0 km170
Port Talbot13.6 km170
Pyle5.0 km164
Bridgend9.4 km164
Porthcawl–158
Llantwit Major17.0 km150
The typical town–127