Crap Towns / Retford / Weather
How often does it rain in Retford?
It rains in Retford on 115 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 126th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 593 mm a year, 23% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,497 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 390th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 115 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 593 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,497 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| North Anston | 18.9 km | 124 |
| Dinnington | 18.6 km | 123 |
| Edwinstowe | 16.8 km | 122 |
| Harworth and Bircotes | 13.4 km | 121 |
| New Ollerton and Ollerton | 14.2 km | 120 |
| Carlton in Lindrick | 12.4 km | 119 |
| New Rossington and Rossington | 18.7 km | 118 |
| Worksop | 11.9 km | 116 |
| Retford | – | 115 |
| Gainsborough | 14.8 km | 114 |
| Finningley | 18.2 km | 113 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |