Crap Towns / Swinton / Weather
How often does it rain in Swinton?
It rains in Swinton on 160 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 26% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 162nd wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 1,002 mm a year, 31% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,393 hours of sunshine a year, 9% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 170th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 160 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,002 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,393 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Farnworth | 5.7 km | 170 |
| Little Hulton | 5.1 km | 169 |
| Walkden | 3.2 km | 163 |
| Kearsley | 4.1 km | 161 |
| Worsley | 2.5 km | 161 |
| Swinton | – | 160 |
| Clifton | 2.0 km | 160 |
| Prestwich | 5.3 km | 159 |
| Salford | 4.6 km | 157 |
| Eccles | 2.9 km | 154 |
| Old Trafford | 5.4 km | 153 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |