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How much rain fell in Aberdeen City, Alba / Scotland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Aberdeen City, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (1.9mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigg Headworks | 0.0km | 30.2mm | 54.8mm | 77.0mm | 8.0mm |
| Balmedie STW nr Balmedie | 13.2km | 24.8mm | 49.2mm | 68.4mm | 8.0mm |
| Westhill nr Westhill | 14.0km | 22.0mm | 48.8mm | 66.4mm | 5.6mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 25.7mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Nigg Headworks.
The rain gauges near Aberdeen City do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.
Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 1990 (1,892 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,209 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Aberdeen City gets about 772 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 93 mm; driest May, 49 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), 2.3 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Aberdeen City's monitored area.
30 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Aberdeen City's monitored area. 2 are discharging now, 22 report not discharging, and 6 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: © Scottish Water, near-real-time Overflow Map data, open licence for reuse. EDM monitors indicate overflows; they do not confirm them, and this is not advice on water quality.
Third most populous city of Scotland
Aberdeen is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeenshire, but is now separate from the council area of Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen City Council is one of Scotland's 32 local authorities. Aberdeen has a population of 198,590 (2020) for the main urban area and 220,690 (2020) for the wider settlement including outlying localities, making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
25.7mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Aberdeen City.
October so far: 70.6mm, from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Aberdeen City. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.
Nigg Headworks is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Aberdeen City's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
Rainfall data: SEPA 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 Aberdeen City's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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