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Rainfall gauge nr Colchester

Colchester, Essex, CO5 8TE
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Last Hour
0.2mm
Last 6 Hours
7.2mm
Last 24 Hours
17.4mm
Last 7 Days
17.4mm
October Total
avg: 61.1mm
321.8mm
2026 Total

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Rainfall in Colchester: totals, records and how this month compares →

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Colchester (under 0.2mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 23:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Rainfall Chart

Monthly Rainfall Overview

Colchester gets about 548 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 59 mm; driest March, 33 mm). That is 53% drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.8 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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24h Weather Forecast

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🚽 Storm overflows within 3 km

Sewer overflows near this rain gauge, from the water companies’ live event-duration monitors and their official annual spill figures. Spill starts also appear as markers on the rainfall chart above.

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Location

Station ref
E24901
Lat, lng
51.793116, 0.963307
County
Essex
Postcode
CO5 8TE
Data from
2024-04-06
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