Crap Towns / Rochester / Weather

How often does it rain in Rochester?

It rains in Rochester 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 149th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 629 mm a year, 18% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,700 hours of sunshine a year, 11% higher than the typical town's 1,532: joint 89th sunniest.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)115127
Rainfall (mm)629766
Hours of sunshine1,7001,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Chatham4.6 km117
Rochester–115
Gillingham7.2 km115
Snodland7.8 km115
Larkfield10.9 km113
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley12.3 km112
East Tilbury11.2 km110
Gravesend8.6 km109
Northfleet11.8 km106
Hoo St Werburgh5.6 km106
Tilbury11.9 km105
The typical town–127