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Rainfall in Burnham Market

How much rain fell in Burnham Market, Norfolk? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Burnham Market's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 81.8mm to 93.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Burnham Market, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
60.5mm
Last 7 days
87.5mm
October so far
vs 64.3mm avg — 36% wetter
2.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Burnham Market, heaviest in the hour to Tue 07:00 (0.4mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Burnham Market

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Burnham Market 0.0km 0.0mm 66.4mm 93.2mm 2.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Fakenham nr Fakenham 14.4km 0.0mm 54.6mm 81.8mm 2.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Heacham nr Heacham 18.5km 0.0mm 55.8mm 80.4mm 1.9mm

Last 30 days (average of 2 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 18.8mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Burnham Market, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year: East Anglia

The rain gauges near Burnham Market 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.

Average rainfall in Burnham Market

Burnham Market gets about 660 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 67 mm; driest April, 42 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), 1.9 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 Burnham Market

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Burnham Market

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 Burnham Market's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Burnham Market

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Burnham Market's monitored area. None of them has a live status we can show right now.

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: © 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.

About Burnham Market

Burnham Market
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Coastal village in Norfolk, England

Burnham Market is a village and civil parish in the English county Norfolk. It is 19 miles (31 km) north-east of King's Lynn and 32 miles (51 km) north-west of Norwich.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Burnham Market yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Burnham Market.

Is this month wetter than normal in Burnham Market?

October so far: 87.5mm vs 64.3mm October average — 36% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Burnham Market?

Rainfall gauge nr Burnham Market is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Burnham Market'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 Burnham Market had this month?

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Burnham Market, against a full-month average of 19.1 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 Burnham Market's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.