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Rainfall in Ledbury

How much rain fell in Ledbury, Herefordshire? 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 Ledbury's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 59.7mm to 86.9mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Ledbury, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
5.1mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
49.0mm
Last 7 days
71.0mm
October so far
vs 83.9mm avg — 15% drier
1.9mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

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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⚠️ Yesterday's 4.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Ledbury was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 28.2% of 451 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 4.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Tarrington was the wettest day at this gauge since 22 Oct 2026 and in the top 24.9% of 418 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 6.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr May Hill was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 23.1% of 477 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Ledbury

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Ledbury 0.0km 4.4mm 48.4mm 66.4mm 0.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Tarrington nr Tarrington 10.3km 4.8mm 41.6mm 59.7mm 0.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr May Hill nr May Hill 14.7km 6.2mm 57.0mm 86.9mm 4.8mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 14.8mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ledbury, against a full-month average of 17.3 rain days (based on 11 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Ledbury

2026 so far: 545 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 571 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 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 (1,045 mm). Driest: 2003 (492 mm). Average: 752 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Ledbury

Wettest days since 2001

  1. 62.7 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 70.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 53.3 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 58.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 52.1 mm 20 Sep 2024up to 71.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 50.5 mm 13 Oct 2002up to 59.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 44.2 mm 23 Nov 2024 · Storm Bertup to 53.2 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 65.3 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 64.7 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 59.5 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 42.9 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 40.3 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

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 Ledbury

Ledbury gets about 731 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 77 mm; driest February, 50 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), 2.4 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 Ledbury

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Ledbury

River Leadon the largest river near Ledbury

Nearest gauge on it: Bosbury, 6.3 km away: 0.02 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Leadon →

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 Ledbury's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Ledbury

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Ledbury's monitored area. None of the 3 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 Ledbury

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

Town in Herefordshire, England

Ledbury is a market town and civil parish in the county of Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and west of the Malvern Hills. Its population was 9,109 at the 2021 UK census.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Ledbury yesterday?

5.1mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Ledbury.

Is this month wetter than normal in Ledbury?

October so far: 71.0mm vs 83.9mm October average — 15% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Ledbury?

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

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

What was the wettest year in Ledbury?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 1,045 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 752 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 492 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Ledbury?

20 Jul 2007: 62.7 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 70.2 mm at one of them, during 2007 UK floods. Records since 29 Jan 2001.

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 Ledbury's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.