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Rainfall in Consett

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

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Consett's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 65.7mm to 76.7mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Consett, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
3.3mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
47.3mm
Last 7 days
72.4mm
October so far
vs 87.9mm avg — 18% drier
3.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Consett (under 0.2mm).

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).

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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⚠️ Yesterday's 2.9mm at Rainfall gauge nr Consett was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 29.7% of 448 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Stanley was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 40.3% of 523 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 6.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Wolsingham was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 15.7% of 540 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Consett

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Consett 0.0km 2.9mm 48.9mm 72.7mm 2.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Stanley nr Stanley 9.4km 1.7mm 38.8mm 65.7mm 3.3mm
Rainfall gauge nr Wolsingham nr Wolsingham 9.7km 6.2mm 47.2mm 74.6mm 2.2mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 22.6mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Consett, against a full-month average of 18.9 rain days (based on 4 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Consett

2026 so far: 485 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 637 mm by the same date in an average year (2004–2025) — 24% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,102 mm). Driest: 2017 (655 mm). Average: 815 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Consett

Wettest days since 2003

  1. 62.9 mm 17 Jul 2009up to 67.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 61.5 mm 24 Sep 2012up to 65.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 55.0 mm 5 Sep 2008up to 57.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 48.8 mm 26 Nov 2012up to 54.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 47.7 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 49.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 60.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 39.0 mm Storm Darragh · 6–7 Dec 2024
  3. 36.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 35.2 mm Storm Aileen · 12–13 Sep 2017
  5. 35.0 mm Storm Arwen · 25–27 Nov 2021

Daily totals are the average of 4 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 Consett

Consett gets about 763 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 80 mm; driest March, 49 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), 0.9 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 Consett

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Consett

River Derwent the largest river near Consett

Nearest gauge on it: Blackhall Mill, 8.5 km away: 0.09 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Derwent →

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 Consett's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Consett

32 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Consett's monitored area. None of the 29 with a live status is discharging right now, and 3 have no current status.

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: © Northumbrian 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 Consett

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

Town in County Durham, England

Consett is a town in the County Durham district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England, about 14 miles (23 km) south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne. It had a population of 27,394 in 2001 and an estimate of 25,812 in 2019.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Consett yesterday?

3.3mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Consett.

Is this month wetter than normal in Consett?

October so far: 72.4mm vs 87.9mm October average — 18% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Consett?

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

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Consett, against a full-month average of 18.9 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Consett?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2004, with 1,102 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 815 mm a year. The driest was 2017, with 655 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Consett?

17 Jul 2009: 62.9 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 67.2 mm at one of them. Records since 1 May 2003.

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 Consett's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.