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Rainfall in Chatteris

How much rain fell in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire? 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 Chatteris's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 60.9mm to 67.6mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Chatteris, 0.1km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
2.9mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
35.8mm
Last 7 days
64.3mm
October so far
vs 60.1mm avg — 7% wetter
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Chatteris, heaviest in the hour to 06:00 (0.4mm).

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).

Next 3 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 Chatteris

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Chatteris 0.1km 2.7mm 33.2mm 60.9mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr March nr March 12.8km 3.0mm 38.4mm 67.6mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Whittlesey nr Whittlesey 15.1km 3.2mm 35.0mm 63.8mm 0.0mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 11.6mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chatteris, against a full-month average of 15.0 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Chatteris

2026 so far: 367 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 458 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — 20% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 2 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2014 (760 mm). Driest: 2011 (367 mm). Average: 577 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Chatteris

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 68.4 mm 8 Aug 2014up to 71.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 44.2 mm 23 Dec 2020up to 51.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 44.1 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 53.8 mm at one gauge
  4. 39.4 mm 27 Jun 2017
  5. 36.8 mm 20 Sep 2023up to 41.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 35.8 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  2. 34.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 30.8 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  4. 23.8 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  5. 20.5 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016

Daily totals are the average of 2 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.

Average rainfall in Chatteris

Chatteris gets about 579 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 59 mm; driest March, 34 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), 2.0 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 Chatteris

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Chatteris

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 Chatteris's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Chatteris

4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Chatteris's monitored area. None of the 4 with a live status is discharging 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 Chatteris

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

Market town in Cambridgeshire, England

Chatteris is a market town and civil parish in the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire, England, situated in the Fens between Huntingdon, March and Ely. The town is in the North East Cambridgeshire parliamentary constituency.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Chatteris yesterday?

2.9mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Chatteris.

Is this month wetter than normal in Chatteris?

October so far: 64.3mm vs 60.1mm October average — 7% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Chatteris?

Rainfall gauge nr Chatteris is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Chatteris'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 Chatteris had this month?

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chatteris, against a full-month average of 15.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Chatteris?

2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 760 mm from the average of 2 local rain gauges, against an average of 577 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 367 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Chatteris?

8 Aug 2014: 68.4 mm on average across 2 local rain gauges, and up to 71.2 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 Chatteris's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.