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Rainfall in Cranleigh

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

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Cranleigh's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 96.0mm to 124.8mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Cranleigh, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
88.1mm
Last 7 days
115.9mm
October so far
vs 103.4mm avg — 12% wetter
4.1mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 4.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Cranleigh, heaviest in the hour to Tue 07:00 (2.9mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 Cranleigh

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Cranleigh 0.0km 0.1mm 94.1mm 119.3mm 4.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Chiddingfold nr Chiddingfold 7.6km 0.2mm 97.2mm 119.8mm 4.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Mole Valley nr Mole Valley 8.7km 0.0mm 90.0mm 124.4mm 5.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 28.6mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Cranleigh, against a full-month average of 18.2 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Cranleigh

2026 so far: 613 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 631 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

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: 2000 (1,211 mm). Driest: 2003 (523 mm). Average: 844 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Cranleigh

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 62.1 mm 23 Dec 2013 · 2013-14 UK winter floodsup to 72.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 60.5 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 104.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 55.6 mm 5 Nov 2000up to 87.8 mm at one gauge
  4. 52.9 mm 10 Jun 2012up to 61.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 46.2 mm 15 Sep 2000up to 55.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 60.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 59.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 49.4 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 41.7 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 40.7 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

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.

Average rainfall in Cranleigh

Cranleigh gets about 841 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 98 mm; driest May, 50 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), 2.4 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 Cranleigh

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Cranleigh

River Wey the largest river near Cranleigh

Nearest gauge on it: Godalming, 8.1 km away: 0.62 m Rising ▲.

Every gauge on the River Wey →

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 Cranleigh's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Cranleigh

7 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Cranleigh's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now, and 6 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: © Thames 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 Cranleigh

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

Village and parish in Surrey, England

Cranleigh is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Waverley, Surrey, England. It lies 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Guildford on a minor road east of the A281, which links Guildford with Horsham. It is in the north-west corner of the Weald, a large remnant forest, the main local remnant being Winterfold Forest directly north-west on the northern Greensand Ridge. In 2011 it had a population of just over 11,000.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Cranleigh yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Cranleigh.

Is this month wetter than normal in Cranleigh?

October so far: 115.9mm vs 103.4mm October average — 12% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Cranleigh?

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

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Cranleigh, against a full-month average of 18.2 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Cranleigh?

2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,211 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 844 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 523 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Cranleigh?

23 Dec 2013: 62.1 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 72.4 mm at one of them, during 2013-14 UK winter floods. 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 Cranleigh's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.