Crap Towns / Swinton / Weather
How often does it rain in Swinton?
It rains in Swinton on 117 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 8% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 187th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 580 mm a year, 24% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,527 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 478th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 117 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 580 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,527 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Rotherham | 6.5 km | 128 |
| Rawmarsh | 3.2 km | 126 |
| Wickersley and Bramley | 6.9 km | 125 |
| Thrybergh and Dalton | 4.0 km | 122 |
| Conisbrough | 5.5 km | 120 |
| Mexborough | 2.3 km | 120 |
| Swinton | – | 117 |
| Goldthorpe | 5.2 km | 117 |
| Thurnscoe | 6.8 km | 116 |
| Bolton upon Dearne | 4.0 km | 114 |
| Wath upon Dearne | 2.6 km | 113 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |