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How much rain fell in Balcombe, West Sussex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Balcombe (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Balcombe | 0.0km | 4.1mm | 89.1mm | 129.2mm | 4.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Horsham nr Horsham | 4.3km | 5.0mm | 93.6mm | 128.1mm | 2.7mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ardingly nr Ardingly | 5.2km | 2.7mm | 79.9mm | 117.8mm | 4.1mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 23.9mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Balcombe, against a full-month average of 20.1 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 736 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 674 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 9% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (1,433 mm). Driest: 2003 (574 mm). Average: 902 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 8 local rain gauges, for UTC days; one gauge can catch much more than the average. A storm's figure adds up the rain measured on its dates, from our list of Met Office named storms and major floods — other weather on those days counts too.
Balcombe gets about 922 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 108 mm; driest April, 57 mm). That is drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.
Monthly averages in mm. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.9 km from the town's gauge centre. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UK comparison: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, 1991-2020, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Stafford Bridge, 8.1 km away: 0.73 m Rising ▲.
Every gauge on the River Mole →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Balcombe's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Balcombe's monitored area. None of the 5 with a live status is discharging right now.
Event Duration Monitors show when an overflow may be spilling; they do not confirm it, and this is not advice on water quality. A live status older than two hours counts as no current status. Live status: © Southern Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Live status: © Thames Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual spill figures: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence (OGL) v3.0.
Village and civil parish in West Sussex, England
Balcombe is a village and civil parish in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex, England. It lies 31 miles (50 km) south of London, 16 miles (26 km) north of Brighton, and 32 miles (51 km) east-northeast of the county town of Chichester. Nearby towns include Crawley to the northwest and Haywards Heath to the south-southeast.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
3.5mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Balcombe.
October so far: 117.4mm vs 105.3mm October average — 11% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Balcombe is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Balcombe's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Balcombe, against a full-month average of 20.1 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,433 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 902 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 574 mm.
29 Oct 2000: 58.8 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 98.8 mm at one of them. Records since 1 Jan 2000.
Rainfall data: Environment Agency rain gauges, synced every 15 minutes. Daily totals are computed overnight (UTC days); "today so far" is live. Gauge distances are straight-line from the centre of Balcombe's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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