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Rainfall in Binfield

How much rain fell in Binfield, Bracknell Forest? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Binfield's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 78.8mm to 87.7mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Binfield, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
62.3mm
Last 7 days
83.5mm
October so far
vs 72.3mm avg — 15% wetter
3.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 3.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Binfield, heaviest in the hour to Tue 06:00 (2.5mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Binfield

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Binfield 0.0km 0.0mm 65.1mm 87.7mm 2.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Lower Earley nr Lower Earley 11.8km 0.0mm 64.6mm 87.2mm 3.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Camberley nr Camberley 12.2km 0.0mm 59.3mm 78.8mm 2.8mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 14.7mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Binfield, against a full-month average of 16.4 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Binfield

2026 so far: 459 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 493 mm by the same date in an average year (2005–2025) — 7% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (879 mm). Driest: 2005 (478 mm). Average: 638 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Binfield

Wettest days since 2004

  1. 42.4 mm 2 Oct 2020up to 43.7 mm at one gauge
  2. 36.2 mm 10 Jun 2019up to 42.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 35.5 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 40.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 34.2 mm 20 Sep 2023up to 37.5 mm at one gauge
  5. 33.7 mm 24 Jul 2015up to 35.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 47.6 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  2. 44.9 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 36.6 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 29.0 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 28.7 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

Daily totals are the average of 4 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 Binfield

Binfield gets about 627 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 71 mm; driest March, 40 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 Binfield

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Binfield

River Thames the largest river near Binfield

Nearest gauge on it: Bray Lock, 9.3 km away: 0.21 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Thames →

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 Binfield's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Binfield

4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Binfield's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now, and 3 have no current status.

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: © 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.

About Binfield

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

Village and civil parish in England

Binfield is a village and civil parish in Berkshire, England, which at the 2021 census had a population of 9,943. The village lies 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Bracknell, 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Wokingham, and 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Reading at the westernmost extremity of the Greater London Urban Area.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Binfield yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Binfield.

Is this month wetter than normal in Binfield?

October so far: 83.5mm vs 72.3mm October average — 15% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Binfield?

Rainfall gauge nr Binfield is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Binfield'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 Binfield had this month?

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Binfield, against a full-month average of 16.4 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Binfield?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2005, with 879 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 638 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 478 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Binfield?

2 Oct 2020: 42.4 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 43.7 mm at one of them. Records since 1 Mar 2004.

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