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How much rain fell in Colchester, 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 Colchester, 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.
Chance of rain in Colchester
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 80% chance of more than 1 mm, less than 5% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 80% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 2.8 km from Colchester. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr West Bergholt nr West Bergholt | 7.4km | 3.8mm | 39.4mm | 61.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Brightlingsea nr Brightlingsea | 7.7km | 3.6mm | 34.6mm | 54.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Colchester | 9.7km | 3.6mm | 36.4mm | 58.0mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 14.0mm.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Bergholt, against a full-month average of 17.6 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 388 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 438 mm by the same date in an average year (2013–2025) — 11% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (720 mm). Driest: 2022 (402 mm). Average: 569 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 6 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.
Colchester gets about 586 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 68 mm; driest March, 36 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Lexden, 7.0 km away: 0.28 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Colne →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Colchester's monitored area.
17 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Colchester's monitored area. None of the 16 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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.
City in Essex, England
Colchester is a city in north-eastern Essex, England. At the 2021 census the built up area had a population of 130,245, making it the second-largest settlement in Essex, after Southend-on-Sea. It gives its name to the wider Colchester local government district which also covers an extensive surrounding area. The demonym is Colcestrian.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
3.9mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Colchester.
October so far: 61.1mm vs 64.6mm October average — 5% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr West Bergholt is the nearest rain gauge, 7.4km from the centre of Colchester's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Bergholt, against a full-month average of 17.6 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2013, with 720 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 569 mm a year. The driest was 2022, with 402 mm.
24 Aug 2013: 49.5 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 56.2 mm at one of them. Records since 13 Jul 2012.
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 Colchester's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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