Droughts in United Kingdom
31 droughts have been recorded in United Kingdom by Global Incident Tracker, 31 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 9 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Last 7 days
31
In 2026
31
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent droughts in United Kingdom
UK’s Yorkshire Enters Drought Even as Rain Starts to Fall
Minor
Drought drives Australian livestock tech Agscent to launch in UK
Minor
How the drought hit UK farms: Half the harvest, double the bills
Minor
NatWest Widens Agricultural Support as UK Drought Bites Farm Cashflow
Minor
UK reliant on drought-risk areas, report warns
Minor
3 UK Stocks For Investors Watching Drought Resilience Spending
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Key food crops in Britain are grown in drought-risk areas — The Guardian
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Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns
Minor
Liverpool sink Everton and end derby drought after Olsson and Kapocs strike
Moderate
Does Airtel Money mark the end of London’s listing drought? Not yet | Nils Pratley
Moderate
London’s IPO drought could be broken by an African fintech
Moderate
Waste no drop: drought ravaged Britain must decentralise water treatment
Minor
Wildlife will be affected by current drought for years to come, UK government says
Minor
Tottenham’s goal drought ends but Villa hold on for 3-2 win in north London
Moderate
Roberto De Zerbi backs struggling Tottenham star Dominic Solanke to end goal drought in crunch Liverpool clash
Moderate
Roberto De Zerbi backs Tottenham attack to break goal drought against Liverpool
Moderate
De Zerbi Rules Out Richarlison for Liverpool Clash Despite Goal Drought
Moderate
Rexy wins the Suzuka 1000km as Porsche ends a 32-year drought
Minor
"More than 200 taluks facing drought situation, declaration as per Centre's norms": Karnataka CM Shivakumar
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Second drought relief request to cover all taluks, says Karnataka Deputy CM Parameshwara
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Government urged to declare all taluks drought-hit
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Declare drought in worst-hit areas of Marathwada, demands Cong leader Deshmukh
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Farmers’s issues and pending declaration of drought-hit taluks dominate KDP meeting in Yadgir
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Prioritise filling lakes in drought-hit taluks through lift irrigation schemes: Minister
Minor
Porsche Looks To End 32-Year Suzuka 1000KM Winless Drought
Minor
Manchester United end their 1,016-day Champions League goal drought with a dominant victory over Sabah
Moderate
‘Totally reliant on Mother Nature’: UK drought raises water security fears
Minor
UK Food Inflation Will Hit 6% on El Niño and Drought, Firms Warn
Minor
UK weather: Drought and hosepipe bans remain despite wettest week since early February
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'With London in drought we need to change how we think about water'
Moderate
When they happen
September carries the most droughts we hold for United Kingdom — 26 of 31. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | |
| February | 0 | |
| March | 0 | |
| April | 0 | |
| May | 0 | |
| June | 0 | |
| July | 0 | |
| August | 2 | |
| September | 26 | |
| October | 3 | |
| November | 0 | |
| December | 0 |
Where this data comes from
Droughts have official real-time feeds, and ours come from GDACS · NASA EONET · ReliefWeb · news.