Crap Towns / St Albans / Weather
How often does it rain in St Albans?
It rains in St Albans on 118 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 7% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 225th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 694 mm a year, 9% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,620 hours of sunshine a year, 6% higher than the typical town's 1,532: the 242nd sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 118 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 694 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,620 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Hemel Hempstead | 9.9 km | 126 |
| Abbots Langley and Kings Langley | 9.6 km | 124 |
| Chiswell Green | 4.4 km | 120 |
| Redbourn | 7.5 km | 120 |
| Harpenden | 7.1 km | 118 |
| St Albans | – | 118 |
| Borehamwood | 10.9 km | 118 |
| London Colney | 4.4 km | 118 |
| Welwyn Garden City | 10.3 km | 116 |
| Radlett | 7.8 km | 115 |
| Hatfield | 6.2 km | 114 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |