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How much rain fell in Pevensey Bay, East Sussex? 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 Pevensey Bay (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).
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 Pevensey Bay | 0.1km | 1.9mm | 80.3mm | 115.6mm | 2.5mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Wannock nr Wannock | 9.7km | 1.7mm | 75.2mm | 119.5mm | 4.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Cowbeech nr Cowbeech | 11.8km | 1.7mm | 72.7mm | 105.2mm | 2.3mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 30.5mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Pevensey Bay, against a full-month average of 15.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 632 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 575 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 10% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,059 mm). Driest: 2010 (598 mm). Average: 787 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Pevensey Bay gets about 781 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 97 mm; driest April, 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), 3.4 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Pevensey Bay's monitored area.
6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Pevensey Bay's monitored area. None of the 3 with a live status is discharging right now, and 3 have 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: © 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.
Village and parish in East Sussex, England
Pevensey is a village and civil parish in the Wealden district of East Sussex, England. The main village is located five miles (8 km) north-east of Eastbourne, one mile (1.6 km) inland from Pevensey Bay. The settlement of Pevensey Bay forms part of the parish. It was here that William the Conqueror made the landing in his invasion of England in 1066 after crossing the English Channel from Normandy.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.7mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Pevensey Bay.
October so far: 110.9mm vs 97.8mm October average — 13% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Pevensey Bay is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Pevensey Bay's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Pevensey Bay, against a full-month average of 15.0 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,059 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 787 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 598 mm.
5 Nov 2005: 42.1 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 166.0 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 Pevensey Bay's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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