Home › Rainfall › Maltby

Rainfall in Maltby

How much rain fell in Maltby, South Yorkshire? 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 Maltby's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 72.5mm to 94.7mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Maltby, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
1.6mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
48.6mm
Last 7 days
80.2mm
October so far
vs 68.7mm avg — 17% wetter
3.5mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Maltby (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.

🏠 Thinking of buying in Maltby? Get the Property Flood-Risk Report for any Maltby postcode — official risk band, recorded floods since 1946, warning history, river behaviour and nearby storm overflows. £19 one-off, instant. Learn more →
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Maltby was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 49.8% of 424 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Rotherham was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 32.4% of 595 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Worksop was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 57.6% of 434 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Maltby

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Maltby 0.0km 1.6mm 63.4mm 94.7mm 3.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Rotherham nr Rotherham 11.5km 2.2mm 39.5mm 73.3mm 4.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Worksop nr Worksop 13.2km 1.0mm 42.8mm 72.5mm 3.4mm

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

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 19.6mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Maltby, against a full-month average of 16.6 rain days (based on 24 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Maltby

2026 so far: 519 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 521 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: 2012 (937 mm). Driest: 2011 (463 mm). Average: 663 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Maltby

Wettest days since 2001

  1. 63.7 mm 5 Jun 2009up to 117.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 63.2 mm 30 Jun 2003up to 65.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 58.9 mm 7 Nov 2019up to 68.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 58.1 mm 20 Sep 2018 · Storm Bronaghup to 75.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 53.7 mm 14 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 69.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 107.5 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 58.5 mm Storm Bronagh · 20–21 Sep 2018
  3. 49.9 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 30.8 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 27.5 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 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 Maltby

Maltby gets about 691 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 68 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), 2.5 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 Maltby

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Maltby

River Ryton the largest river near Maltby

Nearest gauge on it: Blyth, 9.7 km away: 0.56 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Ryton →

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 Maltby's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Maltby

11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Maltby's monitored area. None of the 11 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 Maltby

Maltby, South Yorkshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Town and civil parish in South Yorkshire, England

Maltby is a town and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is located 6 miles (10 km) east of Rotherham and 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Sheffield. It forms a continuous urban area with Hellaby, separated from the rest of Rotherham by the M18 motorway. It had a population of 16,688 at the 2011 Census.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Maltby yesterday?

1.6mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Maltby.

Is this month wetter than normal in Maltby?

October so far: 80.2mm vs 68.7mm October average — 17% 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 Maltby?

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

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Maltby, against a full-month average of 16.6 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Maltby?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 937 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 663 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 463 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Maltby?

5 Jun 2009: 63.7 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 117.4 mm at one of them. Records since 19 Feb 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 Maltby's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.