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How much rain fell in Sevenoaks, Kent? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Sevenoaks, heaviest in the hour to 08:00 (1.7mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Mon 23:05 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 Sevenoaks (east) | 1.7km | 2.4mm | 52.3mm | 89.3mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Sevenoaks (north) | 1.9km | 2.3mm | 59.4mm | 88.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Sevenoaks (west) | 4.1km | 2.7mm | 60.6mm | 88.7mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 22.9mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Sevenoaks (east), against a full-month average of 18.5 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 481 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 580 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 17% 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: 2000 (1,075 mm). Driest: 2005 (532 mm). Average: 770 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.
Sevenoaks gets about 749 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 84 mm; driest July, 46 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), 2.4 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
Nearest gauge on it: Leigh Flood Storage Area, 9.5 km away: 0.90 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 Sevenoaks's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Sevenoaks's monitored area. None of them has a live status we can show right now.
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: © Thames 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.
Market town and civil parish in western Kent, England
Sevenoaks is a town and civil parish in Kent, England. Situated 21 miles (34 km) south-east of Charing Cross, Sevenoaks is served by the South Eastern Main Line commuter railway into London. It is the principal town of the Sevenoaks district, followed by Swanley and Edenbridge. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 21,167, while the larger built-up area had a population of 26,475.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.7mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of Sevenoaks.
October so far: 92.2mm vs 90.7mm October average — 2% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Sevenoaks (east) is the nearest rain gauge, 1.7km from the centre of Sevenoaks's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Sevenoaks (east), against a full-month average of 18.5 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,075 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 770 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 532 mm.
5 Jun 2011: 56.2 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 93.4 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 Sevenoaks's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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