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How much rain fell in Felixstowe, Suffolk? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 6.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Felixstowe, heaviest in the hour to 20:00 (2.5mm).
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 Felixstowe | 0.0km | 12.6mm | 24.8mm | 48.6mm | 7.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ramsey nr Ramsey | 7.1km | 0.0mm | 0.0mm | 0.0mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Martlesham nr Martlesham | 14.6km | 14.8mm | 35.0mm | 63.4mm | 7.2mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 9.1mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Felixstowe.
The rain gauges near Felixstowe 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.
Felixstowe gets about 563 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 58 mm; driest April, 33 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), 1.5 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 Storm overflow
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Felixstowe's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not 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.
Port town in Suffolk, England
Felixstowe is a port town and civil parish in the East Suffolk District of Suffolk, England. The estimated population in 2017 was 24,521. The Port of Felixstowe is the largest container port in the United Kingdom. Felixstowe is approximately 72 miles (116 km) northeast of London.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
9.1mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Felixstowe.
October so far: 37.3mm vs 63.3mm October average — 41% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Felixstowe is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Felixstowe's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
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 Felixstowe's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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