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How much rain fell in Brighton, Brighton and Hove? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Brighton, heaviest in the hour to Tue 08:00 (1.2mm).
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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
Chance of rain in Brighton
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 40% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 1.5 km from Brighton. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Brighton | 0.0km | 0.2mm | 75.8mm | 110.7mm | 1.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (north-east, 7.3 km) nr Lewes | 7.3km | 0.7mm | 98.2mm | 142.2mm | 3.7mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lewes (north-east, 14.2 km) nr Lewes | 14.2km | 0.7mm | 84.7mm | 115.1mm | 2.3mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 30.2mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Brighton, against a full-month average of 17.7 rain days (based on 24 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 707 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 700 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (1,556 mm). Driest: 2003 (626 mm). Average: 966 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
Daily totals are the average of 3 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.
Brighton gets about 873 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 107 mm; driest May, 50 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), 1.2 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 Discharging now
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Brighton's monitored area.
2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Brighton's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 1 report not discharging.
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.
Seaside resort on the south coast of England
Brighton is a seaside resort in the unitary authority area and city of Brighton and Hove, in East Sussex, England, 47 miles (76 km) south of London. Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods. The ancient settlement of "Brighthelmstone" was documented in the Domesday Book (1086). The town's importance grew in the Middle Ages as the Old Town developed, but it languished in the early modern period, affected by foreign attacks, storms, a suffering economy and a declining population. Brighton began to attract more visitors following improved road transport to London and becoming a boarding point for boats travelling to France. The town also developed in popularity as a health resort for sea bathing as a purported cure for illnesses.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.5mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Brighton.
October so far: 122.7mm vs 112.5mm October average — 9% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Brighton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Brighton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Brighton, against a full-month average of 17.7 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,556 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 966 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 626 mm.
11 Oct 2000: 109.3 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 133.8 mm at one of them. 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 Brighton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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