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Rainfall in Rugby

How much rain fell in Rugby, Warwickshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Rugby's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 62.6mm to 70.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Rugby, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
41.3mm
Last 7 days
66.9mm
October so far
vs 69.2mm avg — 3% drier
4.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 5.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Rugby, heaviest in the hour to Tue 04:00 (4.8mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 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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Nearest rain gauges to Rugby

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Rugby 0.0km 0.0mm 37.0mm 62.6mm 4.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Coventry nr Coventry 12.9km 0.0mm 41.8mm 69.6mm 5.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Braunston nr Braunston 13.5km 0.0mm 46.2mm 70.0mm 3.2mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 10.2mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Rugby, against a full-month average of 16.8 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Rugby

2026 so far: 422 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 517 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 18% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (886 mm). Driest: 2011 (410 mm). Average: 655 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Rugby

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 46.5 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 55.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 44.4 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 50.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 37.5 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 46.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 36.9 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 56.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 34.2 mm 25 Aug 2010up to 37.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 45.0 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 39.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 31.1 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  4. 26.9 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 25.4 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

Daily totals are the average of 4 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 Rugby

Rugby gets about 660 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 67 mm; driest March, 42 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), 1.5 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 Rugby

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Rugby

River Avon the largest river near Rugby

Nearest gauge on it: Rugby, 4.3 km away: 0.61 m Falling slightly ▼.

Every gauge on the River Avon →

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 Rugby's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Rugby

11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Rugby'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 Rugby

Rugby, Warwickshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Town in Warwickshire, England

Rugby is a market town in eastern Warwickshire, England, close to the River Avon. At the 2021 census, its population was 78,117, making it the second-largest town in Warwickshire. It is the main settlement within the larger Borough of Rugby, which had a population of 114,400 in 2021.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Rugby yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Rugby.

Is this month wetter than normal in Rugby?

October so far: 66.9mm vs 69.2mm October average — 3% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Rugby?

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

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Rugby, against a full-month average of 16.8 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Rugby?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 886 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 655 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 410 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Rugby?

3 Oct 2020: 46.5 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 55.8 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 Rugby's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.