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How much rain fell in Maidstone, Kent? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 3.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Maidstone, heaviest in the hour to Tue 09:00 (2.6mm).
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).
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 Maidstone (south-west) | 2.6km | 0.6mm | 47.4mm | 86.7mm | 2.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Maidstone (south) | 6.3km | 0.7mm | 52.4mm | 91.8mm | 2.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Maidstone (east) | 8.4km | 1.6mm | 65.2mm | 116.3mm | 3.5mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 21.6mm.
12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Maidstone (south-west), against a full-month average of 17.4 rain days (based on 20 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 541 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 552 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
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: 2000 (1,158 mm). Driest: 2005 (492 mm). Average: 743 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.
Maidstone gets about 718 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 85 mm; driest March, 44 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), 1.9 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Maidstone, 7.9 km away: 0.31 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Medway →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Maidstone's monitored area.
6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Maidstone's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 5 report not discharging.
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.
County town of Kent, England
Maidstone is the largest town in the county of Kent in South East England, of which it is also the county town. Maidstone is historically important and lies 32 miles (51 km) east-south-east of London. The River Medway runs through the centre of the town, linking it with Rochester and the Thames Estuary. Historically, the river carried much of the town's trade as the centre of the agricultural county of Kent, which is known as the Garden of England. There is evidence of settlement in the area dating back before the Stone Age. The town, part of the borough of Maidstone, had an approximate population of 100,000 in 2019. Since World War II, the town's economy has shifted from heavy industry towards light industry and services.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Maidstone.
October so far: 103.9mm vs 87.3mm October average — 19% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Maidstone (south-west) is the nearest rain gauge, 2.6km from the centre of Maidstone's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Maidstone (south-west), against a full-month average of 17.4 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,158 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 743 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 492 mm.
11 Oct 2000: 65.1 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 126.6 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 Maidstone's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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