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How much rain fell in Southend-on-Sea, Essex? 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 Southend-on-Sea (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 Southend-on-Sea | 0.0km | 1.9mm | 24.3mm | 48.1mm | 1.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Rochford nr Rochford | 6.6km | 2.6mm | 37.7mm | 79.0mm | 3.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Newlands nr Newlands | 8.5km | 0.4mm | 29.2mm | 54.2mm | 1.8mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 14.1mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Southend-on-Sea, against a full-month average of 16.2 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 350 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 409 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 14% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2014 (736 mm). Driest: 2003 (326 mm). Average: 530 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 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.
Southend-on-Sea gets about 530 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 57 mm; driest March, 33 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 Southend-on-Sea's monitored area.
33 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Southend-on-Sea's monitored area. None of the 26 with a live status is discharging right now, and 7 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: © Anglian 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.
City and unitary authority in Essex, England
Southend-on-Sea, commonly referred to as Southend, is a coastal city and unitary authority area in south-eastern Essex, England. It lies on the north side of the Thames Estuary, 40 miles (64 km) east of central London. It is bordered to the north by Rochford and to the west by Castle Point. The city is one of the most densely populated places in the country outside of London. It is home to the longest pleasure pier in the world, Southend Pier, while London Southend Airport is located to the north of the city centre.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.2mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Southend-on-Sea.
October so far: 58.0mm vs 62.9mm October average — 8% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Southend-on-Sea is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Southend-on-Sea'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 Southend-on-Sea, against a full-month average of 16.2 rain days.
2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 736 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 530 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 326 mm.
2 Oct 2020: 47.3 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 59.8 mm at one of them. Records since 4 Jul 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 Southend-on-Sea's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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