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Rainfall in Daventry

How much rain fell in Daventry, West Northamptonshire? 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 Daventry's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 27.2mm to 90.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Daventry, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
4.1mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
44.3mm
Last 7 days
67.4mm
October so far
vs 71.5mm avg — 6% drier
2.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Daventry (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 4.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr Daventry was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 25.1% of 410 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 4.1mm at Rainfall gauge nr Dodford was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 26.5% of 397 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Braunston was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 32.2% of 416 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Daventry

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Daventry 0.0km 4.5mm 55.7mm 88.5mm 3.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Dodford nr Dodford 4.0km 4.1mm 47.0mm 71.3mm 2.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Braunston nr Braunston 6.5km 3.2mm 46.0mm 71.2mm 1.2mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 11.8mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Daventry, against a full-month average of 17.5 rain days (based on 22 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Daventry

2026 so far: 439 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 523 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 16% 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: 2024 (946 mm). Driest: 2011 (399 mm). Average: 667 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Daventry

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 57.9 mm 23 Sep 2024up to 74.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 47.1 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 55.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 46.7 mm 24 Nov 2024 · Storm Bertup to 67.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 46.6 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 53.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 45.4 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 47.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 64.1 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 38.4 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  3. 38.0 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 36.5 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  5. 28.1 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 Daventry

Daventry gets about 686 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 67 mm; driest March, 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), 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 Daventry

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Daventry

River Nene the largest river near Daventry

Nearest gauge on it: Dodford, 4.5 km away: 0.07 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Nene →

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 Daventry's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Daventry

8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Daventry's monitored area. None of the 5 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: © 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 Daventry

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

Market town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England

Daventry is a market town and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, England, close to Northamptonshire's border with Warwickshire. At the 2021 Census, Daventry had a population of 28,123, making it the sixth-largest town in Northamptonshire.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Daventry yesterday?

4.1mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Daventry.

Is this month wetter than normal in Daventry?

October so far: 67.4mm vs 71.5mm October average — 6% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Daventry?

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

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Daventry, against a full-month average of 17.5 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Daventry?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 946 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 667 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 399 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Daventry?

23 Sep 2024: 57.9 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 74.6 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 Daventry's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.