Crap Towns / Wakefield / Weather
How often does it rain in Wakefield?
It rains in Wakefield on 119 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 6% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it the 241st driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 656 mm a year, 14% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,419 hours of sunshine a year, 7% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 211th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 119 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 656 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,419 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Morley | 9.2 km | 135 |
| Ossett | 4.6 km | 128 |
| Dewsbury | 8.5 km | 127 |
| East Ardsley | 5.5 km | 126 |
| Crigglestone and Durkar | 4.9 km | 126 |
| Rothwell | 7.7 km | 125 |
| Horbury | 4.1 km | 122 |
| Normanton | 6.6 km | 119 |
| Wakefield | – | 119 |
| Havercroft and Ryhill | 9.0 km | 119 |
| Crofton | 5.4 km | 118 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |