Crap Towns / Walkden / Weather
How often does it rain in Walkden?
It rains in Walkden on 163 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 28% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 124th 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 1,408 hours of sunshine a year, 8% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 191st gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 163 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 1,002 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,408 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Farnworth | 3.2 km | 170 |
| Little Hulton | 1.9 km | 169 |
| Little Lever | 5.1 km | 167 |
| Walkden | – | 163 |
| Kearsley | 2.7 km | 161 |
| Worsley | 2.0 km | 161 |
| Atherton | 6.2 km | 160 |
| Swinton | 3.2 km | 160 |
| Tyldesley | 4.6 km | 160 |
| Clifton | 4.7 km | 160 |
| Eccles | 4.5 km | 154 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |