Crap Towns / Waltham Forest / Weather
How often does it rain in Waltham Forest?
It rains in Waltham Forest on 112 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 12% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 76th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 626 mm a year, 18% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,582 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: the 360th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 112 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 626 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,582 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 8.2 km | 119 |
| Haringey | 6.6 km | 116 |
| Buckhurst Hill | 5.3 km | 116 |
| Islington | 8.5 km | 116 |
| Chigwell | 6.7 km | 115 |
| Loughton | 8.8 km | 113 |
| Redbridge | 6.2 km | 113 |
| Waltham Forest | – | 112 |
| Hackney | 5.8 km | 111 |
| Tower Hamlets | 8.8 km | 111 |
| Newham | 8.2 km | 109 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |