Crap Towns / Sheffield / Weather
How often does it rain in Sheffield?
It rains in Sheffield on 133 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 391st wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 804 mm a year, about the same as the typical town's 766. It gets 1,512 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 431st gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 133 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 804 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,512 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Chapeltown and High Green | 10.2 km | 139 |
| Dronfield | 7.9 km | 138 |
| Ecclesfield and Grenoside | 7.7 km | 138 |
| Eckington | 9.6 km | 134 |
| Sheffield | – | 133 |
| Rotherham | 9.6 km | 128 |
| Rawmarsh | 12.5 km | 126 |
| Brinsworth | 6.9 km | 125 |
| Killamarsh | 11.3 km | 124 |
| Swallownest and Aston | 9.6 km | 122 |
| Waverley and Catcliffe | 6.1 km | 121 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |