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UK rainfall

Total rainfall averaged across the UK each month. The longest record on the site, starting in 1836.

UK

Aug 2026

75.8mm

UK rainfall, UK, Jan 1836 to Aug 2026
PeriodUK rainfall (mm)
1 Sept 202182.5mm
1 Oct 2021167.9mm
1 Nov 202180.9mm
1 Dec 2021114.5mm
1 Jan 202263.1mm
1 Feb 2022152.3mm
1 Mar 202250.5mm
1 Apr 202249.5mm
1 May 202276.9mm
1 Jun 202261.8mm
1 Jul 202248.2mm
1 Aug 202251.6mm
1 Sept 2022104.6mm
1 Oct 2022146.9mm
1 Nov 2022167.6mm
1 Dec 2022117.8mm
1 Jan 2023129.0mm
1 Feb 202345.1mm
1 Mar 2023133.9mm
1 Apr 202373.4mm
1 May 202339.7mm
1 Jun 202354.7mm
1 Jul 2023141.9mm
1 Aug 202389.4mm
1 Sept 2023121.4mm
1 Oct 2023177.7mm
1 Nov 2023121.5mm
1 Dec 2023194.5mm
1 Jan 2024123.3mm
1 Feb 2024144.0mm
1 Mar 2024108.0mm
1 Apr 2024109.5mm
1 May 202483.4mm
1 Jun 202455.2mm
1 Jul 202484.7mm
1 Aug 2024104.3mm
1 Sept 2024116.8mm
1 Oct 2024105.7mm
1 Nov 202488.1mm
1 Dec 2024146.0mm
1 Jan 202598.6mm
1 Feb 202572.5mm
1 Mar 202536.6mm
1 Apr 202540.3mm
1 May 202550.7mm
1 Jun 202581.9mm
1 Jul 202574.0mm
1 Aug 202559.1mm
1 Sept 2025120.9mm
1 Oct 2025123.9mm
1 Nov 2025164.6mm
1 Dec 2025138.4mm
1 Jan 2026142.6mm
1 Feb 2026118.6mm
1 Mar 202686.6mm
1 Apr 202655.0mm
1 May 202655.1mm
1 Jun 202690.6mm
1 Jul 202628.9mm
1 Aug 202675.8mm
Total rainfall averaged across the UK, from the HadUK-Grid 1km gridded data. The series begins in 1836, the longest on the site.

How this is measured

Published by
Met Office
Series
Rainfall/UK
Covers
UK
Published
Monthly
History
Jan 1836 to Aug 2026
Last published
1 Sep 2026

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Met Office data. Source: Met Office, Hollis, D., McCarthy, M., Kendon, M., Legg, T., Simpson, I. (2018): HadUK-Grid gridded and regional average climate observations for the UK, Centre for Environmental Data Analysis. TrackBritain is not affiliated with the Met Office.

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