Crap Towns / Shaftesbury / Weather

How often does it rain in Shaftesbury?

It rains in Shaftesbury on 137 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 8% higher than the typical town's 127. The rain adds up to 961 mm a year, 25% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,460 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532.

On the 1991 to 2020 average
A yearHereTypical town
Days of rain (at least 1 mm)137127
Rainfall (mm)961766
Hours of sunshine1,4601,532
Nearby towns
TownDistanceDays of rain a year
Wincanton16.3 km139
Frome26.4 km138
Warminster21.9 km138
Shaftesbury–137
Gillingham6.9 km135
Verwood26.3 km132
Sherborne23.8 km130
Wimborne Minster27.7 km129
Westbury28.4 km129
Salisbury28.6 km129
Blandford Forum16.5 km128
The typical town–127