Crap Towns / York / Weather
How often does it rain in York?
It rains in York on 118 days a year (at least 1 mm, on the 1991 to 2020 average), 7% lower than the typical town's 127. That makes it joint 212th driest of the 984 towns in our table. The rain adds up to 645 mm a year, 16% lower than the typical town's 766. It gets 1,405 hours of sunshine a year, 8% lower than the typical town's 1,532: the 186th gloomiest.
| A year | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Days of rain (at least 1 mm) | 118 | 127 |
| Rainfall (mm) | 645 | 766 |
| Hours of sunshine | 1,405 | 1,532 |
| Town | Distance | Days of rain a year |
|---|---|---|
| Pocklington | 20.5 km | 134 |
| Easingwold | 19.6 km | 129 |
| Wetherby | 19.8 km | 129 |
| Haxby | 6.4 km | 123 |
| Boston Spa | 18.3 km | 122 |
| Huntington | 4.1 km | 121 |
| Tadcaster | 14.9 km | 120 |
| Strensall | 9.5 km | 119 |
| York | – | 118 |
| Sherburn in Elmet | 20.5 km | 117 |
| Selby | 19.7 km | 116 |
| The typical town | – | 127 |