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How much rain fell in Oldham, Greater Manchester? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Oldham, heaviest in the hour to 14:00 (0.7mm).
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 Oldham | 0.0km | 7.0mm | 48.8mm | 121.8mm | 8.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Marsden nr Marsden | 8.4km | 18.1mm | 77.5mm | 151.2mm | 6.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Padfield nr Padfield | 9.0km | 6.5mm | 51.7mm | 125.4mm | 7.2mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 25.5mm.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Oldham, against a full-month average of 21.9 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 911 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 977 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 7% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,723 mm). Driest: 2003 (935 mm). Average: 1,281 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 8 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.
Oldham gets about 1,216 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 134 mm; driest April, 75 mm). That is close to 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Marsden, 9.3 km away: 0.40 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Colne →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Oldham's monitored area.
28 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Oldham's monitored area. 4 are discharging now, 24 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: © United Utilities 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.
Town in Greater Manchester, England
Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Rochdale, and 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Manchester City Centre. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, which had a population of 242,003 in 2021.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
9.9mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of Oldham.
October so far: 131.8mm vs 125.4mm October average — 5% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Oldham is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Oldham's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Oldham, against a full-month average of 21.9 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,723 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,281 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 935 mm.
31 Dec 2024: 80.4 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 105.4 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 Oldham's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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