Crap Towns / Swansea / Weather
How often does it rain in Swansea?
It rains in Swansea on 165 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 30% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 108th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,300 mm a year, 1.7 times the typical town's 766. It gets 1,543 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 458th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 165 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,300 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,543 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Ystalyfera | 17.0 km | 185 |
| Pontardawe | 10.7 km | 181 |
| Clydach | 6.7 km | 176 |
| Neath | 8.4 km | 175 |
| Baglan | 7.8 km | 173 |
| Pontarddulais | 10.7 km | 173 |
| Port Talbot | 11.3 km | 170 |
| Llanelli | 15.4 km | 166 |
| Swansea | – | 165 |
| Gorseinon | 8.2 km | 164 |
| Gowerton | 6.5 km | 162 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |