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How much rain fell in Fakenham, Norfolk? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Fakenham, heaviest in the hour to Tue 08:00 (0.3mm).
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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Fakenham | 0.8km | 0.0mm | 54.6mm | 81.8mm | 2.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Burnham Market nr Burnham Market | 14.8km | 0.0mm | 66.4mm | 93.2mm | 2.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Briston nr Briston | 15.0km | 0.0mm | 40.4mm | 75.4mm | 2.2mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 15.3mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Fakenham, against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near Fakenham do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.
Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2012 (810 mm). Driest: 2011 (454 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Fakenham gets about 732 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 76 mm; driest April, 45 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), 2.1 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Fakenham's monitored area.
2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Fakenham's monitored area. None of the 2 with a live status is discharging right now.
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.
Town and civil parish in Norfolk, England
Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about 25 miles north-west of Norwich. The town is at the junction of several roads, including the A148 from King's Lynn to Cromer, the A1067 to Norwich and the A1065 to Swaffham.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Fakenham.
October so far: 83.5mm vs 60.8mm October average — 37% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Fakenham is the nearest rain gauge, 0.8km from the centre of Fakenham's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Fakenham, against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days.
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 Fakenham's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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