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Rainfall in Lechlade

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

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Lechlade's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 81.9mm to 95.8mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Buscot, 0.6km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
61.1mm
Last 7 days
87.4mm
October so far
vs 72.6mm avg — 20% wetter
4.8mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 3.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Lechlade, heaviest in the hour to Tue 04:00 (1.8mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 Lechlade

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Buscot nr Buscot 0.6km 0.0mm 60.5mm 84.5mm 4.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Stanford in the Vale nr Stanford in the Vale 13.3km 0.0mm 58.2mm 81.9mm 3.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Minster Lovell nr Minster Lovell 13.6km 0.0mm 64.6mm 95.8mm 6.7mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 20.5mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Buscot, against a full-month average of 17.2 rain days (based on 25 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Lechlade

2026 so far: 494 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 520 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (950 mm). Driest: 2011 (452 mm). Average: 671 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Lechlade

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 77.5 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 80.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 51.6 mm 15 Mar 2018up to 152.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 51.5 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 55.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 50.4 mm 22 Sep 2024up to 53.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 45.4 mm 16 Oct 2007up to 54.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 47.0 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 45.1 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 39.0 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 26.9 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  5. 24.5 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

Daily totals are the average of 3 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 Lechlade

Lechlade gets about 679 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 72 mm; driest March, 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Lechlade

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Lechlade

River Thames the largest river near Lechlade

Nearest gauge on it: St Johns Lock, 0.6 km away: 0.08 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Thames →

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 Lechlade's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Lechlade

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Lechlade's monitored area. None of them has a live status we can show 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: © Thames 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 Lechlade

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

Town in Gloucestershire, England

Lechlade is a town at the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 km) south of Birmingham and 68 miles (109 km) west of London. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable, although there is a right of navigation that continues south-west into Cricklade, in the neighbouring county of Wiltshire. The town is named after the River Leach that joins the Thames near The Trout Inn and St. John's Bridge.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Lechlade yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Lechlade.

Is this month wetter than normal in Lechlade?

October so far: 87.4mm vs 72.6mm October average — 20% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Lechlade?

Rainfall gauge nr Buscot is the nearest rain gauge, 0.6km from the centre of Lechlade'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 Lechlade had this month?

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Buscot, against a full-month average of 17.2 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Lechlade?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 950 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 671 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 452 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Lechlade?

20 Jul 2007: 77.5 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 80.6 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 Lechlade's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.