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How much rain fell in Fareham, Hampshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Fareham, heaviest in the hour to Tue 07:00 (0.8mm).
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).
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 Fareham | 0.1km | 0.0mm | 102.3mm | 131.5mm | 3.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Denmead nr Denmead | 10.5km | 0.0mm | 106.6mm | 140.0mm | 4.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Cowes nr Cowes | 11.1km | 0.1mm | 109.6mm | 139.6mm | 5.5mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 25.3mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Fareham, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 674 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 618 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 9% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2014 (1,146 mm). Driest: 2005 (504 mm). Average: 847 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 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.
Fareham gets about 779 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 97 mm; driest May, 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), 1.4 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: North Fareham weir, 4.5 km away: 0.22 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Wallington →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Fareham's monitored area.
24 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Fareham's monitored area. None of the 22 with a live status is discharging right now, and 2 have 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: © Southern 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.
Market town in Hampshire, England
Fareham is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically an important manufacturer of bricks, used to build the Royal Albert Hall, and grower of strawberries and other seasonal fruits. At the 2021 census. Fareham had a population of 42,640
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Fareham.
October so far: 122.6mm vs 97.3mm October average — 26% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Fareham is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Fareham's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Fareham, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days.
2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,146 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 847 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 504 mm.
24 Oct 2023: 54.6 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 78.1 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 Fareham's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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