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Rainfall in Littleton

How much rain fell in Littleton, Hampshire? 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 Littleton's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 112.6mm to 114.6mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Littleton, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
8.1mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
84.5mm
Last 7 days
113.6mm
October so far
vs 115.8mm avg — 2% drier
7.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Littleton (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 8.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Littleton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 20.3% of 472 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 9.3mm at Rainfall gauge nr Otterbourne was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 15.1% of 484 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 6.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Sutton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 21.7% of 507 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Littleton

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Littleton 0.0km 8.4mm 85.2mm 113.7mm 7.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Otterbourne nr Otterbourne 9.0km 9.3mm 86.7mm 114.6mm 7.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Sutton nr Bishop's Sutton 13.4km 6.7mm 81.5mm 112.6mm 6.2mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 24.6mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Littleton, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days (based on 12 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Littleton

2026 so far: 673 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 667 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — about average.

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: 2023 (1,168 mm). Driest: 2010 (661 mm). Average: 908 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Littleton

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 63.1 mm 4 Jul 2000up to 90.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 58.4 mm 16 Mar 2014up to 116.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 56.6 mm 2 Oct 2020up to 64.5 mm at one gauge
  4. 50.9 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 52.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 49.4 mm 14 Mar 2014up to 98.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 54.0 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 53.2 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 52.0 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 48.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  5. 44.8 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 Littleton

Littleton gets about 855 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 102 mm; driest May, 51 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), 0.5 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 Littleton

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Littleton

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 Littleton's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Littleton

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Littleton's monitored area. None of the 2 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.

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: © Southern 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 Littleton

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

Civil parish in Hampshire, England

Littleton and Harestock is a civil parish consisting of the villages of Littleton and Harestock in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 Census was 3,577.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Littleton yesterday?

8.1mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Littleton.

Is this month wetter than normal in Littleton?

October so far: 113.6mm vs 115.8mm October average — 2% 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 Littleton?

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

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Littleton, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Littleton?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 1,168 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 908 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 661 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Littleton?

4 Jul 2000: 63.1 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 90.2 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 Littleton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.