Crap Towns / Rayleigh / Weather

How often does it rain in Rayleigh?

It rains in Rayleigh on 108 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 15% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 28th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 581 mm a year, 24% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,718 hours of sunshine a year, 12% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 74th sunniest.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)108127
Rainfall (mm)581766
Hours of sunshine1,7181,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Hockley and Hawkwell4.3 km109
Runwell6.2 km108
South Woodham Ferrers5.8 km108
Rayleigh–108
Thundersley and South Benfleet3.7 km108
Wickford5.8 km108
Ashingdon6.6 km107
Hullbridge3.5 km107
Canvey Island8.1 km106
Rochford7.4 km105
Southend-on-Sea8.1 km104
The typical town–127