Crap Towns / Risca / Weather
How often does it rain in Risca?
It rains in Risca on 157 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 24% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 183rd wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,401 mm a year, 1.8 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,545 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 452nd sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 157 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,401 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,545 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Caerphilly | 8.4 km | 165 |
| Ystrad Mynach | 8.5 km | 163 |
| Oakdale | 7.5 km | 163 |
| Newbridge | 6.1 km | 162 |
| Bedwas | 5.5 km | 161 |
| Pontllanfraith | 6.1 km | 161 |
| Blackwood | 7.6 km | 161 |
| Abercarn | 3.3 km | 159 |
| Risca | – | 157 |
| Cwmbrân | 7.5 km | 153 |
| Rogerstone | 5.6 km | 150 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |