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How much rain fell in Lavenham, Suffolk? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Lavenham (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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 Lavenham | 0.1km | 1.1mm | 43.7mm | 80.6mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Chelsworth nr Chelsworth | 6.7km | 1.5mm | 53.3mm | 87.2mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ipswich nr Ipswich | 10.5km | 2.5mm | 49.0mm | 96.0mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 16.8mm.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Lavenham, against a full-month average of 18.1 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 409 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 474 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — 14% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2001 (790 mm). Driest: 2022 (449 mm). Average: 597 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 6 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.
Lavenham gets about 619 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 64 mm; driest April, 38 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), 1.3 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
Nearest gauge on it: Westmill, 9.9 km away: 0.31 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Stour →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Lavenham's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Lavenham's monitored area. None of the 3 with a live status is 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.
Village in Suffolk, England
Lavenham is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Babergh district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It is noted for its Guildhall, Little Hall, 15th-century church, half-timbered medieval cottages and circular walks. In the medieval period it was among the twenty wealthiest settlements in England. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1722.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.4mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Lavenham.
October so far: 83.3mm vs 67.8mm October average — 23% wetter. Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Lavenham is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Lavenham's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Lavenham, against a full-month average of 18.1 rain days.
2001 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 790 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 597 mm a year. The driest was 2022, with 449 mm.
6 May 2006: 40.1 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges. Records since 4 Jul 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 Lavenham's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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