Crap Towns / Royton / Weather
How often does it rain in Royton?
It rains in Royton on 171 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 35% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 69th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,203 mm a year, 1.6 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,290 hours of sunshine a year, 16% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 16th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 171 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,203 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,290 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shaw | 2.5 km | 176 |
| Milnrow | 4.9 km | 175 |
| Rochdale | 5.8 km | 175 |
| Lees | 5.2 km | 173 |
| Mossley | 7.9 km | 173 |
| Heywood | 7.0 km | 172 |
| Oldham | 3.4 km | 171 |
| Royton | – | 171 |
| Middleton | 5.1 km | 169 |
| Chadderton | 4.3 km | 167 |
| Failsworth | 7.4 km | 167 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |