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Rainfall in Bramham

How much rain fell in Bramham, West Yorkshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Rainfall gauge nr Harewood, 14.0km from the centre of Bramham's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
12.5mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
28.4mm
Last 7 days
75.2mm
October so far
vs 83.0mm avg — 9% drier
9.8mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 2.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Bramham, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (1.7mm).

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 12.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr Harewood was the wettest day at this gauge since 6 Oct 2026 and in the top 6.5% of 480 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 10.1mm at Rainfall gauge nr York was the wettest day at this gauge since 30 Aug 2026 and in the top 6.7% of 312 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 13.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Leeds was the wettest day at this gauge since 5 May 2026 and in the top 4.4% of 503 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Bramham

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Harewood nr Harewood 14.0km 12.5mm 28.4mm 75.2mm 9.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr York nr York 17.2km 10.1mm 22.1mm 68.4mm 6.3mm
Rainfall gauge nr Leeds nr Leeds 18.1km 13.4mm 26.4mm 66.7mm 10.4mm

Last 30 days at Rainfall gauge nr Harewood

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 13.4mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Harewood, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Bramham

2026 so far: 570 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 619 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 8% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the local rain gauge: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,056 mm). Driest: 2003 (552 mm). Average: 796 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Bramham

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 76.6 mm 14 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floods
  2. 73.2 mm 30 Jul 2002
  3. 61.4 mm 30 Jun 2003
  4. 57.6 mm 9 Aug 2004
  5. 53.8 mm 24 Sep 2012

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 76.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 58.8 mm Storm Ciara · 8–9 Feb 2020
  3. 42.0 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  4. 39.6 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 35.4 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

Daily totals are the local rain gauge, for UTC days. 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 Bramham

Bramham gets about 669 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 65 mm; driest March, 44 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), 2.4 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 Bramham

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Bramham

River Wharfe the largest river near Bramham

Nearest gauge on it: Tadcaster, 3.7 km away: 0.35 m Steady.

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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 Bramham's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Bramham

9 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Bramham's monitored area. 2 are discharging now, 6 report not discharging, and 1 has no current status.

Discharging now, then 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: © Yorkshire 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 Bramham

Bramham, West Yorkshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in West Yorkshire, England

Bramham is a village in the civil parish of Bramham cum Oglethorpe in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough, West Yorkshire, England.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Bramham yesterday?

12.5mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Rainfall gauge nr Harewood, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Bramham (14.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Bramham?

October so far: 75.2mm vs 83.0mm October average — 9% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are from Rainfall gauge nr Harewood.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Bramham?

Rainfall gauge nr Harewood is the nearest rain gauge, 14.0km from the centre of Bramham'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 Bramham had this month?

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Harewood, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Bramham?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,056 mm from the local rain gauge, against an average of 796 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 552 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Bramham?

14 Jun 2007: 76.6 mm at the local rain gauge, during 2007 UK floods. 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 Bramham's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.