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Rainfall in Stockport

How much rain fell in Stockport, Greater Manchester? 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 Stockport, all reporting in the last two days. This November they range from 0.4mm to 55.9mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Audenshaw, 5.9km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (9 Nov 2026)
0.6mm
Last 7 days
14.6mm
November so far
vs 91.3mm avg — 84% drier
0.1mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Stockport (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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Nearest rain gauges to Stockport

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysNovemberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Audenshaw nr Audenshaw 5.9km 0.0mm 0.1mm 55.9mm 0.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Prestbury nr Prestbury 12.0km 0.0mm 1.1mm 1.2mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Urmston nr Urmston 13.1km 0.1mm 1.0mm 1.0mm 0.0mm

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

Daily totals 11 Oct–9 Nov. Wettest day: 18.7mm.

Rain days this November

2 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Rainfall gauge nr Audenshaw, against a full-month average of 20.9 rain days (based on 6 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Stockport

2026 so far: 714 mm (1 Jan to 9 Nov), against 771 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 7% 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: 2023 (1,227 mm). Driest: 2010 (657 mm). Average: 929 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Stockport

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 69.7 mm 31 Dec 2024up to 81.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 46.0 mm 27 Jul 2019up to 48.9 mm at one gauge
  3. 45.5 mm 20 Sep 2025up to 63.3 mm at one gauge
  4. 44.1 mm 25 Oct 2019up to 47.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 41.3 mm 16 Jun 2020up to 69.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 65.4 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  2. 46.5 mm Storm Bronagh · 20–21 Sep 2018
  3. 42.8 mm Storm Barra · 6–8 Dec 2021
  4. 42.4 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  5. 40.4 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024

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 Stockport

Stockport gets about 889 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 94 mm; driest April, 55 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), 3.0 km from the centre of Stockport. 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 Stockport

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Stockport

River Mersey the largest river near Stockport

Nearest gauge on it: Brinksway, 1.0 km away: 0.52 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Mersey →

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 Stockport.

Storm overflows near Stockport

69 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Stockport. None of the 64 with a live status is discharging right now, and 5 have no current status.

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: © United Utilities 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 Stockport

Stockport
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Town in Greater Manchester, England

Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England, 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Manchester, 7 miles (11 km) south-west of Ashton-under-Lyne and 12 miles (19 km) north of Macclesfield. The rivers Goyt and Tame merge to create the River Mersey here. It is the main settlement of the wider Metropolitan Borough of Stockport. At the 2021 census, the built up area as defined by the Office for National Statistics had a population of 117,935, and the metropolitan borough had a population of 294,773.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Stockport yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (9 Nov 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Stockport.

Is this month wetter than normal in Stockport?

November so far: 14.6mm vs 91.3mm November average — 84% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 10 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Stockport?

Rainfall gauge nr Audenshaw is the nearest rain gauge, 5.9km from the centre of Stockport. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Stockport had this month?

2 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Rainfall gauge nr Audenshaw, against a full-month average of 20.9 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Stockport?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,227 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 929 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 657 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Stockport?

31 Dec 2024: 69.7 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 81.4 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 Stockport — local rainfall can vary over short distances. The centre of Stockport is the Ordnance Survey Open Names point for the city or town. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (OGL v3.0).