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Rainfall in Frampton Cotterell

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

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Frampton Cotterell's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 73.0mm to 114.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Frampton Cotterell, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
69.1mm
Last 7 days
93.2mm
October so far
vs 91.8mm avg — 2% wetter
5.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 5.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Frampton Cotterell, heaviest in the hour to Tue 03:00 (2.2mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Frampton Cotterell

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Frampton Cotterell 0.0km 0.0mm 64.4mm 83.2mm 5.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Woodlands nr Woodlands 5.4km 0.0mm 61.0mm 85.0mm 4.3mm
Rainfall gauge nr Cromhall nr Cromhall 7.3km 0.2mm 61.3mm 88.0mm 5.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 8 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 21.3mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Frampton Cotterell, against a full-month average of 18.7 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Frampton Cotterell

2026 so far: 609 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 645 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 6% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,199 mm). Driest: 2010 (612 mm). Average: 862 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Frampton Cotterell

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 55.0 mm 5 Jul 2006up to 67.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 52.1 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 70.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 45.0 mm 19 Oct 2001up to 51.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 36.7 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 67.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 36.0 mm 14 Nov 2025up to 49.5 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 68.3 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 57.6 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 45.5 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  4. 42.4 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  5. 33.0 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

Daily totals are the average of 8 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 Frampton Cotterell

Frampton Cotterell gets about 846 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 94 mm; driest March, 51 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 Frampton Cotterell

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Frampton Cotterell

Bristol Frome the largest river near Frampton Cotterell

Nearest gauge on it: Frampton Cotterell, 0.0 km away: 0.08 m Falling slightly ▼.

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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 Frampton Cotterell's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Frampton Cotterell

13 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Frampton Cotterell's monitored area. None of the 13 with a live status is discharging right now.

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: © Wessex 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 Frampton Cotterell

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

Village and parish in Gloucestershire, England

Frampton Cotterell is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England, on the River Frome. The village is contiguous with Winterbourne to the south-west and Coalpit Heath to the east. The parish borders Iron Acton to the north and Westerleigh to the south-east, the large town of Yate is 2 miles away. The village is 8 miles north-east of Bristol. The population of the village together with the adjoining village of Winterbourne was 14,694 in 2011. The population of the parish alone was 6,520 at the 2011 census.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Frampton Cotterell yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Frampton Cotterell.

Is this month wetter than normal in Frampton Cotterell?

October so far: 93.2mm vs 91.8mm October average — 2% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Frampton Cotterell?

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

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Frampton Cotterell, against a full-month average of 18.7 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Frampton Cotterell?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,199 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 862 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 612 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Frampton Cotterell?

5 Jul 2006: 55.0 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 67.4 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 Frampton Cotterell's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.