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Rainfall in Hartlebury

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

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Hartlebury's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 70.8mm to 83.7mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Hartlebury, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.1mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
54.9mm
Last 7 days
77.1mm
October so far
vs 78.0mm avg — 1% drier
4.7mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Hartlebury (under 0.2mm).

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 Hartlebury

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Hartlebury 0.0km 0.0mm 54.2mm 74.6mm 5.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Wyre Forest nr Wyre Forest 11.8km 0.0mm 51.0mm 70.8mm 4.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Fernhill Heath nr Fernhill Heath 12.0km 0.2mm 58.2mm 79.3mm 4.4mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 15.6mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Hartlebury, against a full-month average of 17.3 rain days (based on 23 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Hartlebury

2026 so far: 604 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 556 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 9% wetter.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (968 mm). Driest: 2011 (479 mm). Average: 715 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Hartlebury

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 73.8 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 98.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 49.3 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 55.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 43.0 mm 19 Oct 2023 · Storm Babetup to 47.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 38.3 mm 14 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 53.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 37.4 mm 26 Sep 2024up to 47.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 87.4 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 57.6 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 35.6 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  4. 34.5 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 30.3 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

Daily totals are the average of 4 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 Hartlebury

Hartlebury gets about 696 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 72 mm; driest March, 46 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), 3.1 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Hartlebury

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Hartlebury

River Severn the largest river near Hartlebury

Nearest gauge on it: Bewdley, 9.1 km away: 2.06 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Severn →

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 Hartlebury's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Hartlebury

6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Hartlebury's monitored area. None of the 6 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: © Severn Trent 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 Hartlebury

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

Village in Worcestershire, England

Hartlebury is a village and civil parish in the Wychavon district of Worcestershire, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Kidderminster. The village had a population of 3,083 in the 2021 Census.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Hartlebury yesterday?

0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Hartlebury.

Is this month wetter than normal in Hartlebury?

October so far: 77.1mm vs 78.0mm October average — 1% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Hartlebury?

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

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Hartlebury, against a full-month average of 17.3 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Hartlebury?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 968 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 715 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 479 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Hartlebury?

20 Jul 2007: 73.8 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 98.0 mm at one of them, during 2007 UK floods. 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 Hartlebury's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.