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How much rain fell in Leicester, City of Leicester? 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 Leicester (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.
Chance of rain in Leicester
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 10% chance of more than 1 mm, less than 5% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 15% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 04:40 on Tue 27 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 1.1 km from Leicester. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Leicester | 0.0km | 4.6mm | 37.6mm | 67.5mm | 0.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Wanlip nr Wanlip | 7.8km | 5.2mm | 33.4mm | 64.1mm | 2.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Wistow nr Wistow | 10.1km | 4.0mm | 33.4mm | 57.4mm | 1.2mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 9.7mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Leicester, against a full-month average of 16.0 rain days (based on 18 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 501 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 525 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (908 mm). Driest: 2011 (424 mm). Average: 663 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 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.
Leicester gets about 657 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month July, 67 mm; driest March, 41 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), 1.7 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: Freemans Weir, 4.8 km away: 0.20 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Soar →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Leicester's monitored area.
22 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Leicester's monitored area. None of the 21 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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.
City and unitary authority in England
Leicester is a city, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands, with a population of 383,116 in 2025. The greater Leicester urban area had a population of 559,017 in 2021, making it the 11th most populous in England, and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom. For three years running, the annual Good Growth for Cities Index has ranked Leicester as the best place to live and work in the East Midlands. The latest study, which is based on a range of economic factors, rated Leicester as the best performing city in the East Midlands in 2024 and 20th overall out of 52 other UK cities.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
4.4mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Leicester.
October so far: 59.3mm vs 71.6mm October average — 17% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Leicester is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Leicester's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Leicester, against a full-month average of 16.0 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 908 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 663 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 424 mm.
21 Sep 2024: 46.1 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 64.6 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 Leicester's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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