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Rainfall in St. Stephen-in-Brannel

How much rain fell in St. Stephen-in-Brannel, Cornwall? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of St. Stephen-in-Brannel's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 135.8mm to 180.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr St. Stephen-in-Brannel, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
13.0mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
106.5mm
Last 7 days
157.1mm
October so far
vs 130.4mm avg — 20% wetter
3.6mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around St. Stephen-in-Brannel (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).

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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⚠️ Yesterday's 11.3mm at Rainfall gauge nr St. Stephen-in-Brannel was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 15.3% of 600 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 11.3mm at Rainfall gauge nr Pengrugla was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 14.9% of 596 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 13.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr St Dennis was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 12.9% of 591 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to St. Stephen-in-Brannel

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr St. Stephen-in-Brannel 0.0km 11.3mm 116.3mm 165.0mm 2.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Pengrugla nr Pengrugla 6.1km 11.3mm 96.7mm 139.0mm 3.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr St Dennis nr St Dennis 6.4km 13.0mm 121.1mm 180.4mm 6.1mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 32.6mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr St. Stephen-in-Brannel, against a full-month average of 21.4 rain days (based on 10 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in St. Stephen-in-Brannel

2026 so far: 1,058 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 931 mm by the same date in an average year (2008–2025) — 14% wetter.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (1,493 mm). Driest: 2011 (952 mm). Average: 1,269 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in St. Stephen-in-Brannel

Wettest days since 2006

  1. 61.9 mm 10 Jun 2020up to 78.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 55.7 mm 16 Jul 2009up to 70.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 46.4 mm 24 Nov 2012up to 51.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 46.1 mm 16 Nov 2010up to 60.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 45.9 mm 26 Jan 2026 · Storm Chandraup to 52.9 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 59.8 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  2. 59.3 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 52.2 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 49.2 mm Storm Chandra · 26–27 Jan 2026
  5. 45.7 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013

Daily totals are the average of 6 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 St. Stephen-in-Brannel

St. Stephen-in-Brannel gets about 1,293 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 156 mm; driest May, 73 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), 0.7 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 St. Stephen-in-Brannel

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near St. Stephen-in-Brannel

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 St. Stephen-in-Brannel's monitored area.

Storm overflows near St. Stephen-in-Brannel

11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of St. Stephen-in-Brannel'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: © South West 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 St. Stephen-in-Brannel

St Stephen-in-Brannel
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Cornwall, England

St Stephen-in-Brannel is a civil parish and village in mid Cornwall, England. The village is four miles (6.5 km) west of St Austell on the southern edge of Cornwall's china clay district. The parish also contains the villages of Foxhole, Nanpean, Treviscoe and Whitemoor, and the hamlets of Carpalla, Coombe, Currian Vale, High Street, Hornick, Lanjeth, Stepaside and Terras. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 7,119. An electoral ward also exists, bearing the name St. Stephen. The population at the same census was 4,772 only.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in St. Stephen-in-Brannel yesterday?

13.0mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of St. Stephen-in-Brannel.

Is this month wetter than normal in St. Stephen-in-Brannel?

October so far: 157.1mm vs 130.4mm October average — 20% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to St. Stephen-in-Brannel?

Rainfall gauge nr St. Stephen-in-Brannel is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of St. Stephen-in-Brannel'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 St. Stephen-in-Brannel had this month?

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr St. Stephen-in-Brannel, against a full-month average of 21.4 rain days.

What was the wettest year in St. Stephen-in-Brannel?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2008, with 1,493 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,269 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 952 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in St. Stephen-in-Brannel?

10 Jun 2020: 61.9 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 78.4 mm at one of them. Records since 2 Oct 2006.

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 St. Stephen-in-Brannel's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.