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How much rain fell in Brentwood, Essex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Brentwood, heaviest in the hour to 10:00 (0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Greater London nr Greater London | 4.1km | 3.3mm | 46.9mm | 66.7mm | 2.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Brentwood | 5.5km | 4.4mm | 49.6mm | 75.2mm | 3.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Stanford Rivers nr Stanford Rivers | 9.1km | 3.1mm | 47.4mm | 65.7mm | 2.1mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 17.6mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London, against a full-month average of 15.8 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 396 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 433 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — 9% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (753 mm). Driest: 2010 (372 mm). Average: 557 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 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.
Brentwood gets about 610 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 69 mm; driest March, 37 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), 2.2 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: Shonks Mill Bridge, 9.2 km away: 0.32 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Roding →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Brentwood's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Brentwood's monitored area. None of the 5 with a live status is discharging right now.
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: © Anglian Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. 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 Essex, England
Brentwood is a town in Essex, England. It forms part of the London commuter belt, lying 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Charing Cross in central London, and just outside the M25 London Orbital Motorway. Its suburbs include Shenfield, Warley, Brook Street and Hutton. It gives its name to the wider Borough of Brentwood which also covers surrounding rural areas. The population of the Brentwood built up area was 55,340 at the 2021 census.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
4.0mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Brentwood.
October so far: 74.0mm vs 59.9mm October average — 24% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Greater London is the nearest rain gauge, 4.1km from the centre of Brentwood's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Greater London, against a full-month average of 15.8 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 753 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 557 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 372 mm.
2 Oct 2020: 53.6 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 57.8 mm at one of them. Records since 4 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 Brentwood's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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