Crap Towns / Rotherham / Weather
How often does it rain in Rotherham?
It rains in Rotherham on 128 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), about the same as the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 486th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 681 mm a year, 11% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,520 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 458th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 128 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 681 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,520 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Ecclesfield and Grenoside | 7.7 km | 138 |
| Rotherham | – | 128 |
| Rawmarsh | 3.6 km | 126 |
| Wickersley and Bramley | 4.8 km | 125 |
| Brinsworth | 3.3 km | 125 |
| Swallownest and Aston | 7.7 km | 122 |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 4.2 km | 122 |
| Thurcroft | 7.3 km | 122 |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 5.0 km | 121 |
| Swinton | 6.5 km | 117 |
| Wath upon Dearne | 8.0 km | 113 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |