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How much rain fell in Goudhurst, Kent? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 3.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Goudhurst, heaviest in the hour to 08:00 (2.1mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Mon 23:05 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 Lamberhurst nr Lamberhurst | 6.2km | 2.7mm | 72.8mm | 103.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Cranbrook nr Cranbrook | 7.5km | 3.7mm | 76.0mm | 112.9mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Maidstone nr Maidstone | 10.4km | 2.1mm | 54.3mm | 91.8mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 22.8mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Lamberhurst, against a full-month average of 17.8 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 552 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 552 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (972 mm). Driest: 2003 (563 mm). Average: 747 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Goudhurst gets about 698 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 79 mm; driest July, 43 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), 2.0 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Stilebridge, 8.1 km away: 0.27 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Beult →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Goudhurst's monitored area.
7 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Goudhurst's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 5 report not discharging, and 1 has 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.
Village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England
Goudhurst is a village and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England. It lies in the Weald, around 12 miles (19 km) south of Maidstone, on the crossroads of the A262 and B2079.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.7mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Goudhurst.
October so far: 99.1mm vs 89.5mm October average — 11% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Lamberhurst is the nearest rain gauge, 6.2km from the centre of Goudhurst'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 Lamberhurst, against a full-month average of 17.8 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 972 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 747 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 563 mm.
11 Oct 2000: 48.4 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 74.4 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 Goudhurst's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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