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Rainfall in Bishop's Sutton

How much rain fell in Bishop's Sutton, Hampshire? 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 Bishop's Sutton's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 109.2mm to 139.6mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Sutton, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
7.0mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
90.4mm
Last 7 days
118.8mm
October so far
vs 104.8mm avg — 13% wetter
6.4mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Bishop's Sutton (under 0.2mm).

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 6.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Sutton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 21.7% of 507 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 7.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Warnford was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 21.2% of 490 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 8.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Littleton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 20.3% of 472 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Bishop's Sutton

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Sutton 0.0km 6.7mm 81.5mm 112.6mm 6.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Warnford nr Warnford 8.9km 7.4mm 108.9mm 139.6mm 5.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Littleton nr Littleton 13.3km 8.4mm 85.2mm 113.7mm 7.9mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 22.0mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Sutton, against a full-month average of 18.9 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Bishop's Sutton

2026 so far: 687 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 685 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — about average.

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: 2014 (1,130 mm). Driest: 2010 (632 mm). Average: 920 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Bishop's Sutton

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 73.5 mm 4 Jul 2000up to 90.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 58.4 mm 23 Dec 2013 · 2013-14 UK winter floodsup to 79.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 53.9 mm 2 Oct 2020up to 64.5 mm at one gauge
  4. 51.8 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 52.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 42.8 mm 14 Feb 2021up to 103.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 51.6 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 49.8 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  3. 46.9 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  4. 44.5 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  5. 43.8 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 Bishop's Sutton

Bishop's Sutton gets about 931 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 113 mm; driest May, 53 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), 2.1 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 Bishop's Sutton

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Bishop's Sutton

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 Bishop's Sutton's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Bishop's Sutton

2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Bishop's Sutton's monitored area. None of the 2 with a live status is discharging right now.

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: © Southern 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 Bishop's Sutton

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

Village and parish in Hampshire, England

Bishop's Sutton or Bishop's Sutton is a village and civil parish one mile (1.6 km) east of the market town of Alresford in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 419, increasing to 463 at the 2011 Census.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Bishop's Sutton yesterday?

7.0mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Bishop's Sutton.

Is this month wetter than normal in Bishop's Sutton?

October so far: 118.8mm vs 104.8mm October average — 13% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Bishop's Sutton?

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

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Sutton, against a full-month average of 18.9 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Bishop's Sutton?

2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 1,130 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 920 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 632 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Bishop's Sutton?

4 Jul 2000: 73.5 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 90.2 mm at one of them. Records since 17 Mar 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 Bishop's Sutton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.