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How much rain fell in Bicester, Oxfordshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Bicester, heaviest in the hour to Tue 05:00 (0.6mm).
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.
Chance of rain in Bicester
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 65% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 04:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 1.4 km from Bicester. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Bicester | 0.0km | 0.0mm | 72.6mm | 100.3mm | 5.7mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Turweston nr Turweston | 15.3km | 0.0mm | 60.2mm | 88.2mm | 5.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Wheatley nr Wheatley | 16.3km | 0.0mm | 67.1mm | 93.0mm | 6.3mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 27.8mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bicester, against a full-month average of 15.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near Bicester 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: 2000 (1,109 mm). Driest: 2005 (610 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Bicester gets about 672 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 71 mm; driest March, 43 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), 1.3 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: Lower Arncott, 3.8 km away: 0.76 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Ray →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Bicester's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Bicester's monitored area. None of the 2 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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: © 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.
Town in Oxfordshire, England
Bicester is a market town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England, 11 miles (18 km) north-east of Oxford. The town is a notable tourist attraction due to the Bicester Village shopping centre. The historical town centre – designated as a conservation area – has a local market and numerous independent shops and restaurants. Bicester also has a town council and a mayor.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from Rainfall gauge nr Bicester, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Bicester (0.0km away).
October so far: 100.3mm vs 59.5mm October average — 69% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are from Rainfall gauge nr Bicester.
Rainfall gauge nr Bicester is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Bicester's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bicester, against a full-month average of 15.0 rain days.
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 Bicester's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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