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Wettest towns in Clwyd

Penmaenmawr is the wettest of Clwyd’s 39 towns of 2,500+: 1,370 mm of rain in a typical year (Met Office, 1991–2020). The typical town here gets 840 mm.

Rain in a typical year, in millimetres. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid, the cells inside each town averaged (contains Met Office data © Crown copyright). A described list: no letters. The rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland sits beside each figure.

#1

Penmaenmawr

2,762 people
1,370mm

Rain a year·39 days of 10 mm+·#144 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#2

Llanfairfechan

3,547 people
1,361mm

Rain a year·38 days of 10 mm+·#146 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#3

Llangollen

3,048 people
1,000mm

Rain a year·27 days of 10 mm+·#558 of 2,537 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

All 39 towns, ranked

Rain a year, highest first. Towns smaller than a 2 km cell share its figures. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied). Each rank across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland links to the national list.

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39 towns.

#TownRain a yearDays 10 mm+UK rank
3Llangollen3,048 people1,000 mm27#558 of 2,537 nationally
6Chirk3,930 people925 mm25#701 of 2,537 nationally
8Conwy15,706 people911 mm23#743 of 2,537 nationally
11Flint12,776 people864 mm15#906 of 2,537 nationally
T12Coedpoeth4,738 people859 mm24#924 of 2,537 nationally
T12Ruabon3,414 people859 mm22#924 of 2,537 nationally
14Brynteg9,229 people853 mm22#947 of 2,537 nationally
15Gwersyllt7,112 people848 mm20#965 of 2,537 nationally
16Buckley13,562 people845 mm21#978 of 2,537 nationally
18Mold9,890 people842 mm20#989 of 2,537 nationally
T19Llay4,666 people840 mm18#996 of 2,537 nationally
T19Ruthin5,700 people840 mm19#996 of 2,537 nationally
23Hope4,422 people832 mm21#1,033 of 2,537 nationally
24Denbigh8,072 people830 mm20#1,041 of 2,537 nationally
25Wrexham44,781 people782 mm18#1,231 of 2,537 nationally
T27Aston2,847 people772 mm15#1,287 of 2,537 nationally
T27Shotton6,500 people772 mm15#1,287 of 2,537 nationally
32Hawarden14,284 people751 mm16#1,365 of 2,537 nationally
36Bagillt5,943 people725 mm19#1,511 of 2,537 nationally
39Rhyl26,982 people710 mm14#1,601 of 2,537 nationally
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the wettest town in Clwyd?

Penmaenmawr: 1,370 mm of rain in a typical year, the most in December 164 mm. Llanfairfechan and Llangollen follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the rain that falls in a typical year, most first, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages on its 2 km grid: the cells inside the town, or the one nearest its centre for a town smaller than a cell. The figure is the one on each town’s Climate page.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers Clwyd’s towns of 2,500+ with the figure. Smaller places show it on their own pages; every town in Clwyd is on the county page.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.