Crap Towns / St Helens / Weather
How often does it rain in St Helens?
It rains in St Helens on 157 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 24% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 184th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 916 mm a year, 20% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,454 hours of sunshine a year, 5% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 269th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 157 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 916 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,454 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Ashton-in-Makerfield | 8.2 km | 163 |
| Orrell | 9.7 km | 161 |
| Golborne | 11.0 km | 161 |
| Haydock | 5.0 km | 160 |
| Newton-le-Willows | 7.1 km | 160 |
| Rainford | 7.1 km | 159 |
| St Helens | – | 157 |
| Prescot | 4.7 km | 154 |
| Huyton with Roby | 8.5 km | 153 |
| Kirkby | 10.2 km | 153 |
| Widnes | 8.5 km | 152 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |