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How much rain fell in Brightlingsea, Essex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Brightlingsea, heaviest in the hour to 08:00 (0.9mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Mon 23:05 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 Brightlingsea | 0.1km | 3.6mm | 34.6mm | 54.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Colchester nr Colchester | 4.2km | 3.6mm | 36.4mm | 58.0mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Mistley nr Mistley | 11.1km | 4.1mm | 42.1mm | 65.7mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 13.4mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Brightlingsea, against a full-month average of 17.5 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near Brightlingsea 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: 2012 (810 mm). Driest: 2011 (454 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Brightlingsea gets about 542 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 58 mm; driest March, 33 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), 0.5 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Brightlingsea's monitored area.
12 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Brightlingsea's monitored area. None of the 12 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. 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
Brightlingsea is a coastal town and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is situated between Colchester and Clacton-on-Sea, at the mouth of the River Colne, on Brightlingsea Creek. The town is an active though small port. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 8,680.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
3.8mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Brightlingsea.
October so far: 60.1mm vs 63.9mm October average — 6% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Brightlingsea is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Brightlingsea'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 Brightlingsea, against a full-month average of 17.5 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 Brightlingsea's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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