Average Rainfall in World Cities

[Lee]

Average rainfall per yer (inches)

Europe

Rome: 23
London: 29
Paris: 25
Berlin: 23
Frankfurt: 25
Zurich: 42.5
Bergen: 81.7
Amsterdam: 31
Milan: 39
Madrid: 17
Dublin: 29
Edinburgh: 26

North America

New York City: 47.2
Washington DC: 41
Miami: 60
Los Angeles: 14.9
New Orleans: 63
Atlanta: 50
Phoenix: 7.6
Seattle: 40
Chicago: 34
Dallas: 37
Boston: 42.3
Toronto: 30
Vancouver: 43.6
Juneau: 90

South America

Sao Paulo: 55
Buenos Aires: 38.7
Lima: 0.2
Caracas: 33

Asia

Tokyo: 60
Shanghai: 45
Beijing: 25
Tel Aviv: 21
Hong Kong: 87
Singapore: 89.5
Calcutta: 63
Dubai: 4
Dhaka: 78

Africa

Cairo: 1
Nairobi: 40
Cape Town: 24.1

http://www.worldclimate.com/

Can't believe London gets less rain than Dallas! Actually, most Euro cities do, which is very surprising.

[schmidt]

Wow Lima must be one of the driest big cities in the world! Never knew that because it's ALWAYS cloudy there!

[eklips]

Originally Posted by schmidt

Wow Lima must be one of the driest big cities in the world! Never knew that because it's ALWAYS cloudy there!

Lima is in a desert

[Bitxofo]

Barcelona: 20

[Lee]

I need to live in a city with an abundant amount of rain.

[Bitxofo]

Not me, please!

Move to Vancouver!!

[Paddington]

Originally Posted by Lee

Average rainfall per yer (inches)

Europe

Rome: 23
London: 29
Paris: 25
Berlin: 23
Frankfurt: 25
Zurich: 42.5
Bergen: 81.7
Amsterdam: 31
Milan: 39
Madrid: 17
Dublin: 29
Edinburgh: 26

North America

New York City: 47.2
Washington DC: 41
Miami: 60
Los Angeles: 14.9
New Orleans: 63
Atlanta: 50
Phoenix: 7.6
Seattle: 40
Chicago: 34
Dallas: 37
Boston: 42.3
Toronto: 30
Vancouver: 43.6
Juneau: 90

South America

Sao Paulo: 55
Buenos Aires: 38.7
Lima: 0.2
Caracas: 33

Asia

Tokyo: 60
Shanghai: 45
Beijing: 25
Tel Aviv: 21
Hong Kong: 87
Singapore: 89.5
Calcutta: 63
Dubai: 4
Dhaka: 78

Africa

Cairo: 1
Nairobi: 40
Cape Town: 24.1

http://www.worldclimate.com/

Can't believe London gets less rain than Dallas! Actually, most Euro cities do, which is very surprising.

Most people's perception of "raininess" is based on how frequently it rains, which in London is something like 2 in 3 days and in Dallas is more like 1 in 3 days. In England, though, the rain is always a perpetual, misty drizzle (as it is in Seattle). Whereas in the Texas (and throughout the Eastern U.S.) you get big thunderstorms that dump lots of rain and sometimes lead to flooding. Likewise, New York City gets more inches of precipitation than upstate New York, but upstate has a well deserved reputation for wet weather because it has 60 more days precipitation than NYC.

www.bestplaces.net has good climate profiles.

Florida gets a vast volume of rain, but may appear to someone who spends time there to be a fairly dry place. That's because Florida has the typical sub-tropical wet/dry seasonal climate (like with India's monsoon season, though not as pronounced), and has relatively dry weather patterns outside the summer months.

[NothingBetterToDo]

Originally Posted by Paddington

Most people's perception of "raininess" is based on how frequently it rains, which in London is something like 2 in 3 days and in Dallas is more like 1 in 3 days. In England, though, the rain is always a perpetual, misty drizzle (as it is in Seattle). Whereas in the Texas (and throughout the Eastern U.S.) you get big thunderstorms that dump lots of rain and sometimes lead to flooding. Likewise, New York City gets more inches of precipitation than upstate New York, but upstate has a well deserved reputation for wet weather because it has 60 more days precipitation than NYC.

oh please, sorry to be a little englander.....but have you even been to the UK?

The South East of England is currently experiencing its worst drought since records began, and it certainly doesnt rain 2 in 3 days, even on average that is an exageration. Also, the rain is not 'always perceptual, misty drizzle'. For the past few years there has been noticably less rain than when i was younger (and i'm only 20), on the whole, cloudy (but not foggy or misty) or fine sunny days FAR outnumber rainy days, in summer and even autumn it can literally go weeks without a drop of rain falling in London.

The north of England is different though ...its always drizzling and depressing up there.........but dont lump the South East with that lot

EDIT: Found this on wikipedia....it seems pretty accurate to me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate...ngdom#Rainfall

"Parts of the United Kingdom are surprisingly dry - London receives less rain annually than Rome, Sydney or New York. In Eastern England it typically rains on about 1 day in 4 and slightly more in winter. The wettest seasons are the winter and autumn."

"The county of Essex (South-East England) is one of the driest in the British Isles, with an average annual rainfall of around 600 mm (24 inches), although it typically rains on around 90 days per year. In some years rainfall in Essex can be below 450 mm (18 inches) — less than the average annual rainfall in Jerusalem and Beirut.

[Paddington]

Originally Posted by NothingBetterToDo

oh please, sorry to be a little englander.....but have you even been to the UK?

The South East of England is currently experiencing its worst drought since records began, and it certainly doesnt rain 2 in 3 days, even on average that is an exageration. Also, the rain is not 'always perceptual, misty drizzle'. For the past few years there has been noticably less rain than when i was younger (and i'm only 20), on the whole, cloudy (but not foggy or misty) or fine sunny days FAR outnumber rainy days, in summer and even autumn it can literally go weeks without a drop of rain falling in London.

The north of England is different though ...its always drizzling and depressing up there.........but dont lump the South East with that lot

EDIT: Found this on wikipedia....it seems pretty accurate to me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate...ngdom#Rainfall

"Parts of the United Kingdom are surprisingly dry - London receives less rain annually than Rome, Sydney or New York. In Eastern England it typically rains on about 1 day in 4 and slightly more in winter. The wettest seasons are the winter and autumn."

"The county of Essex (South-East England) is one of the driest in the British Isles, with an average annual rainfall of around 600 mm (24 inches), although it typically rains on around 90 days per year. In some years rainfall in Essex can be below 450 mm (18 inches) — less than the average annual rainfall in Jerusalem and Beirut.

Yeah I've never been to England before numbnuts... Except for that 7 year stint when I lived all over the country including London, South Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Manchester... Yeah I really know nothing about the country.

Also, you do realizes that weather patterns vary from year to year right? If I say the average man is 5'10", you don't disprove that by telling me you have a couple of friends who are 5'6". According to climate stats, in London it does rain 2/3 days, so I will tend to believe that. And yes when it does rain in England it's often a day or days long affair involving a light drizzle. How could you not know that living in England yourself? That contrasts very sharply with rain patterns in say Florida, where it rains for short, but highly intense bursts.

[NothingBetterToDo]

Originally Posted by Paddington

Yeah I've never been to England before numbnuts... Except for that 7 year stint when I lived all over the country including London, South Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Manchester... Yeah I really know nothing about the country.

Also, you do realizes that weather patterns vary from year to year right? If I say the average man is 5'10", you don't disprove that by telling me you have a couple of friends who are 5'6". According to climate stats, in London it does rain 2/3 days, so I will tend to believe that. And yes when it does rain in England it's often a day or days long affair involving a light drizzle. How could you not know that living in England yourself? That contrasts very sharply with rain patterns in say Florida, where it rains for short, but highly intense bursts.

Oh, i'm terribly sorry for not knowing anything about your life history....of course i should have realised you lived in the Uk for seven years....its common knowledge isn't it??

i'm well aware the climate varies from year to year, And the Uk (well, the south East at least) has had the dryest decade since records began, with the past 5 years being very dry. I can find the news reports if you'd like me too . The very problem is that we are having more short sharp showers, as opposed to days of drizzle which is what we need to replenish the ground water supplies.

In the long term grand scheme of things 10 years is not long, but on a human scale it has resulted in noticably different weather, especially in the past 4 or 5 years.

Please show me the climate stats that say it rains 2 thirds of the time in london and from what years they are from, (I'm not asking you this as a challenge, i'm just interested to know where you get it from cos i havent been able to find that type of data online for London). According to wikipedia (i know, not known for its acuracy, but its the best i could find) it rains 1/4 days in Essex, which is right next to London (infact a large part of East and north east London is in Essex). 1/4 is a big difference from 2/3

I wasnt disputing the comparasons between Florida either, which obviously gets more sunny days and more heavy downpours than London (same as the Mediterranian cities).

I'm not one of those people who is saying it hardly ever rains in London (it does) or we have the sunniest, warmest weather in the World...(we dont). But i do think the sterotype that is always rains and is always foggy is very outdated (due to global warming ). I'm just suggesting the weather isn't as bad as most people assume.

[Tubeman]

Originally Posted by Paddington

According to climate stats, in London it does rain 2/3 days, so I will tend to believe that.

You have got to be kidding!

Show me these mysterious stats... I could do with a giggle!

[Paddington]

Originally Posted by Tubeman

You have got to be kidding!

Show me these mysterious stats... I could do with a giggle!

Best Places says 242 days with some preciptation: http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/de...720&locale=for

[Jonesy55]

Originally Posted by NothingBetterToDo

oh please, sorry to be a little englander.....but have you even been to the UK?

The South East of England is currently experiencing its worst drought since records began, and it certainly doesnt rain 2 in 3 days, even on average that is an exageration. Also, the rain is not 'always perceptual, misty drizzle'. For the past few years there has been noticably less rain than when i was younger (and i'm only 20), on the whole, cloudy (but not foggy or misty) or fine sunny days FAR outnumber rainy days, in summer and even autumn it can literally go weeks without a drop of rain falling in London.

The north of England is different though ...its always drizzling and depressing up there.........but dont lump the South East with that lot

It sounds like you are a 'little southener" who's never actually been to the north, it isn't always drizzling and depressing, with rainfall it's more of an east-west divide rather than north-south.

[Brice]

Originally Posted by NothingBetterToDo

oh please, sorry to be a little englander.....but have you even been to the UK?

The South East of England is currently experiencing its worst drought since records began, and it certainly doesnt rain 2 in 3 days, even on average that is an exageration. Also, the rain is not 'always perceptual, misty drizzle'. For the past few years there has been noticably less rain than when i was younger (and i'm only 20), on the whole, cloudy (but not foggy or misty) or fine sunny days FAR outnumber rainy days, in summer and even autumn it can literally go weeks without a drop of rain falling in London.

The north of England is different though ...its always drizzling and depressing up there.........but dont lump the South East with that lot

EDIT: Found this on wikipedia....it seems pretty accurate to me

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate...ngdom#Rainfall

"Parts of the United Kingdom are surprisingly dry - London receives less rain annually than Rome, Sydney or New York. In Eastern England it typically rains on about 1 day in 4 and slightly more in winter. The wettest seasons are the winter and autumn."

"The county of Essex (South-East England) is one of the driest in the British Isles, with an average annual rainfall of around 600 mm (24 inches), although it typically rains on around 90 days per year. In some years rainfall in Essex can be below 450 mm (18 inches) — less than the average annual rainfall in Jerusalem and Beirut.

LOL

weather forecast - London

rain and cold for the next 8 days!!

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0085?x=0&y=0

Fri
19 May

Light Rain / Wind
16°C
12°C

Sat
20 May

Rain / Wind
16°C
12°C

Sun
21 May

Rain
15°C
12°C

Mon
22 May

Showers
16°C
9°C

Tue
23 May

Scattered Showers
14°C
9°C

Wed
24 May

Scattered Showers
16°C
9°C

Thu
25 May

Showers
17°C
10°C

Fri
26 May

Showers
16°C
11°C

[London_2006]

Originally Posted by Brice

LOL

weather forecast - London

rain and cold for the next 8 days!!

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0085?x=0&y=0

Fri
19 May

Light Rain / Wind
16°C
12°C

Sat
20 May

Rain / Wind
16°C
12°C

Sun
21 May

Rain
15°C
12°C

Mon
22 May

Showers
16°C
9°C

Tue
23 May

Scattered Showers
14°C
9°C

Wed
24 May

Scattered Showers
16°C
9°C

Thu
25 May

Showers
17°C
10°C

Fri
26 May

Showers
16°C
11°C

I never trust weather.co.uk, their long range forecasts always say that it's going to be rainy, and they always seem to be wrong. The most accurate forecasts are from the Met Office. Anyway, the long range forecast says it will be unsettled this week, then return back to normal settled dry and sunny weather like it has been for ages.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/lib/incl...ty/london.html

[Brice]

Originally Posted by Brice

LOL

weather forecast - London

rain and cold for the next 8 days!!

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0085?x=0&y=0

Up date : saturday 27th it will be... rain!

[Justme]

Originally Posted by Brice

LOL

weather forecast - London

rain and cold for the next 8 days!!

http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0085?x=0&y=0

Just checked today, and it's sunny or sun and clouds for 8 days. So, what's your point?

[Lee]

^Miami still averages like 135 days of precipitation. I don't call that dry at all. In fact, we have a very rainy reputation in the summer.

[Lee]

Is Paris really that dry? I mean, 25 inches is nothing!

[Facial]

Hmmm... I was expecting S. Florida to be wetter, but oh well.