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Rainfall in Benhall Green

How much rain fell in Benhall Green, Suffolk? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Rainfall gauge nr Farnham, 2.6km from the centre of Benhall Green's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
15.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
42.1mm
Last 7 days
70.3mm
October so far
7.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 8.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Benhall Green, heaviest in the hour to 20:00 (3.4mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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⚠️ Yesterday's 15.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Farnham was the wettest day in this gauge's 4-month record and in the top 0.1% of 57 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 14.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Martlesham was the wettest day at this gauge since 2 Jun 2026 and in the top 3.9% of 411 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 14.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Chediston was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Nov 2025 and in the top 2.9% of 408 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Benhall Green

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Farnham nr Farnham 2.6km 15.4mm 42.1mm 70.3mm 7.3mm
Rainfall gauge nr Martlesham nr Martlesham 17.8km 14.8mm 35.0mm 63.4mm 7.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Chediston nr Chediston 18.4km 14.0mm 35.4mm 56.0mm 5.2mm

Last 30 days at Rainfall gauge nr Farnham

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 15.4mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Farnham.

Rainfall year by year: East Anglia

The rain gauges near Benhall Green do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.

Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2012 (810 mm). Driest: 2011 (454 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Benhall Green

Benhall Green gets about 623 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 63 mm; driest April, 36 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Benhall Green

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Benhall Green

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Benhall Green's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Benhall Green

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Benhall Green's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.

The most spills in 2025

Sewage & storm overflows →

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: © Anglian 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.

About Benhall Green

Benhall Green
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Suffolk, England

Benhall Green is a village in Suffolk, England, about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town of Saxmundham. The village is the main settlement of Benhall parish, which had a population of 569 at the 2021 census.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Benhall Green yesterday?

15.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Rainfall gauge nr Farnham, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Benhall Green (2.6km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Benhall Green?

October so far: 70.3mm, from Rainfall gauge nr Farnham, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Benhall Green (2.6km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Benhall Green?

Rainfall gauge nr Farnham is the nearest rain gauge, 2.6km from the centre of Benhall Green's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

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 Benhall Green's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.