Crap Towns / Wells / Weather
How often does it rain in Wells?
It rains in Wells on 142 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 12% higher than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 306th wettest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 895 mm a year, 17% higher than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,546 hours of sunshine a year, about the same as the typical town's 1,532: joint 448th sunniest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 142 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 895 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,546 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Shepton Mallet | 7.8 km | 148 |
| Wells | – | 142 |
| Midsomer Norton | 14.5 km | 142 |
| Peasedown St John | 19.7 km | 142 |
| Paulton | 15.2 km | 141 |
| Radstock | 16.7 km | 140 |
| Cheddar | 11.6 km | 139 |
| Glastonbury | 7.8 km | 136 |
| Highbridge | 22.3 km | 133 |
| Street | 11.3 km | 130 |
| Somerton | 18.3 km | 125 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |