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Rainfall in Keynsham

How much rain fell in Keynsham, Bath and North East Somerset? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Keynsham's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 83.2mm to 118.9mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Keynsham, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.3mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
82.2mm
Last 7 days
105.6mm
October so far
vs 94.0mm avg — 12% wetter
5.9mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Keynsham, heaviest in the hour to Tue 04:00 (0.9mm).

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 Keynsham

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Keynsham 0.0km 0.1mm 87.1mm 110.3mm 6.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Bristol (west) nr Bristol 8.5km 0.4mm 90.1mm 118.8mm 6.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Bristol (north-west) nr Bristol 9.9km 0.0mm 76.4mm 101.6mm 5.8mm

Last 30 days (average of 9 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 31.2mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Keynsham, against a full-month average of 18.9 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Keynsham

2026 so far: 684 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 669 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

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: 2000 (1,220 mm). Driest: 2010 (625 mm). Average: 893 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Keynsham

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 58.1 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 85.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 49.5 mm 5 Jul 2006up to 67.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 45.9 mm 19 Oct 2001up to 67.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 45.4 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 68.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 41.3 mm 18 Jun 2020up to 59.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 67.4 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 63.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 40.9 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  4. 36.2 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  5. 35.2 mm Storm Herminia · 26–27 Jan 2025

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 Keynsham

Keynsham gets about 810 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 90 mm; driest April, 52 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), 1.8 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 Keynsham

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Keynsham

Bristol Frome the largest river near Keynsham

Nearest gauge on it: Bristol Harbour Passage Street, 8.2 km away: 6.13 m Steady.

Every gauge on the Bristol Frome →

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 Keynsham's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Keynsham

45 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Keynsham's monitored area. None of the 45 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 Keynsham

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

Town and civil parish in Somerset, England

Keynsham is a town and civil parish in the Bath and North East Somerset district of Somerset, England. It lies close to the south-eastern outskirts of the city of Bristol, on the A4 road that links Bristol and Bath. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 19,596 and the built-up area had a population of 19,255. It was listed in the Domesday Book as Cainesham, which is believed to mean the home of Saint Keyne.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Keynsham yesterday?

0.3mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of Keynsham.

Is this month wetter than normal in Keynsham?

October so far: 105.6mm vs 94.0mm October average — 12% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Keynsham?

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

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Keynsham, against a full-month average of 18.9 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Keynsham?

2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,220 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 893 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 625 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Keynsham?

29 Oct 2000: 58.1 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 85.8 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 Keynsham's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.