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How much rain fell in York, York? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around York (under 0.2mm).
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 York | 0.0km | 3.7mm | 33.2mm | 77.1mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lower Dunsforth nr Lower Dunsforth | 18.7km | 3.5mm | 32.8mm | 59.1mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 10.5mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr York, against a full-month average of 17.7 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 474 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 522 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 9% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the local rain gauge: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (894 mm). Driest: 2003 (334 mm). Average: 665 mm a year.
Daily totals are the local rain gauge, for UTC days. 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.
York gets about 647 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), 0.6 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Clifton Ings Outfall, 0.6 km away: 6.78 mAOD Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Ouse →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of York's monitored area.
70 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of York's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 65 report not discharging, and 4 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: © Yorkshire 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 in North Yorkshire, England
York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, including the minster, castle and city walls, all of which are Grade I listed. It is the traditional county town of Yorkshire, and the administrative centre of the City of York district. It is located 27 miles (43 km) north-east of Leeds, 90 miles (140 km) south of Newcastle upon Tyne and 207 miles (333 km) north of London. York's built-up area had a recorded population of 141,685 at the 2021 census.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
3.7mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from Rainfall gauge nr York, the nearest reporting rain gauge to York (0.0km away).
October so far: 77.1mm vs 69.8mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are from Rainfall gauge nr York.
Rainfall gauge nr York is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of York'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 York, against a full-month average of 17.7 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 894 mm from the local rain gauge, against an average of 665 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 334 mm.
9 Aug 2004: 56.2 mm at the local rain gauge. 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 York's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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