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Rainfall in Berwick St James

How much rain fell in Berwick St James, Wiltshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Berwick St James's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 106.7mm to 128.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Berwick St James, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.7mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
82.4mm
Last 7 days
117.6mm
October so far
vs 88.9mm avg — 32% wetter
5.5mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 2.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Berwick St James, heaviest in the hour to Tue 05:00 (1.2mm).

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 1.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Berwick St James was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 52.7% of 520 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.9mm at Rainfall gauge nr Tisbury was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 33.7% of 573 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Berwick St James

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Berwick St James 0.0km 1.0mm 90.1mm 128.4mm 7.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Easterton nr Easterton 14.9km 0.5mm 74.7mm 106.7mm 3.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Tisbury nr Tisbury 15.9km 2.9mm 96.0mm 136.2mm 12.5mm

Last 30 days (average of 2 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 20.5mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Berwick St James, against a full-month average of 19.3 rain days (based on 24 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Berwick St James

2026 so far: 560 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 587 mm by the same date in an average year (2008–2025) — 5% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 2 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,001 mm). Driest: 2010 (587 mm). Average: 776 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Berwick St James

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 43.1 mm 1 Dec 2005up to 49.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 41.5 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 45.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 41.4 mm 23 Dec 2013 · 2013-14 UK winter floodsup to 42.8 mm at one gauge
  4. 40.3 mm 9 Sep 2002up to 41.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 37.4 mm 23 Sep 2019up to 49.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 58.8 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 54.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 48.6 mm Storm Herminia · 26–27 Jan 2025
  4. 35.0 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  5. 30.7 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

Daily totals are the average of 2 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.

Average rainfall in Berwick St James

Berwick St James gets about 819 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 93 mm; driest May, 52 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 Berwick St James

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Berwick St James

River Avon the largest river near Berwick St James

Nearest gauge on it: Amesbury, 7.7 km away: 0.20 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Avon →

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 Berwick St James's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Berwick St James

2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Berwick St James's monitored area. None of the 2 with a live status is 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: © Wessex 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 Berwick St James

Berwick St James
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village and civil parish on the River Till in Wiltshire, England

Berwick St James is a village and civil parish on the River Till in Wiltshire, England, about 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Salisbury, on the southern edge of Salisbury Plain. The parish includes the hamlet of Asserton. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 137.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Berwick St James yesterday?

0.7mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Berwick St James.

Is this month wetter than normal in Berwick St James?

October so far: 117.6mm vs 88.9mm October average — 32% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Berwick St James?

Rainfall gauge nr Berwick St James is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Berwick St James's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Berwick St James had this month?

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Berwick St James, against a full-month average of 19.3 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Berwick St James?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2008, with 1,001 mm from the average of 2 local rain gauges, against an average of 776 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 587 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Berwick St James?

1 Dec 2005: 43.1 mm on average across 2 local rain gauges, and up to 49.0 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 Berwick St James's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.