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Rainfall in Brighton

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

Measured at Ditchling Road, 0.0km from the centre of Brighton's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
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Yesterday (10 Sep 2026)
0.0mm
Last 7 days
0.0mm
September so far
vs 61.6mm avg — 100% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)
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Nearest rain gauges to Brighton

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysSeptemberToday
Ditchling Road 0.0km – 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Brighton 0.0km 0.1mm 27.1mm 32.6mm 3.9mm
Plumpton nr Lewes 7.4km – 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days at Ditchling Road

Daily totals 12 Aug–10 Sep. No rain recorded in the last 30 days.

Rain days this September

0 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this September at Ditchling Road, against a full-month average of 11.8 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

More for Brighton

Ditchling Road — full gauge history → Rainfall gauge nr Brighton — full gauge history → Plumpton — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Brighton and Hove →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Brighton yesterday?

No reading is available yet for yesterday (10 Sep 2026) at Ditchling Road, the nearest rain gauge to Brighton (0.0km away). Daily totals are computed overnight.

Is this month wetter than normal in Brighton?

September so far: 0.0mm vs 61.6mm September average — 100% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 11 days in). Figures are from Ditchling Road.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Brighton?

Ditchling Road 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.

How many rain days has Brighton had this month?

0 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this September at Ditchling Road, against a full-month average of 11.8 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 Brighton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.