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How much rain fell in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Natural Resources Wales rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 3.7mm of rain forecast for the area around Aberystwyth, heaviest in the hour to 21:00 (0.9mm).
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).
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 | November | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bow Street Raingauge | 4.4km | 0.2mm | 5.4mm | 5.8mm | 0.2mm |
| Bontgoch Raingauge | 10.9km | 0.0mm | 3.2mm | 3.6mm | 0.2mm |
| Cwm Rheidol Raingauge | 12.7km | 0.2mm | 5.2mm | 6.0mm | 0.4mm |
Daily totals 11 Oct–9 Nov. Wettest day: 26.9mm.
6 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Bow Street Raingauge, against a full-month average of 21.5 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near Aberystwyth 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: 2000 (1,619 mm). Driest: 2003 (959 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Aberystwyth gets about 1,027 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 118 mm; driest April, 60 mm). That is close to 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), 1.1 km from the centre of Aberystwyth. 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Aberystwyth.
10 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Aberystwyth. None of the 10 with a live status is discharging right now.
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: © Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water, from its Storm Overflow Map.
Town and community in Ceredigion, Wales
Aberystwyth is a university and seaside town and a community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and 16 miles (26 km) from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the population of the town was 14,640.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (9 Nov 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Aberystwyth.
November so far: 5.1mm vs 133.5mm November average — 96% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 10 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Bow Street Raingauge is the nearest rain gauge, 4.4km from the centre of Aberystwyth. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
6 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this November at Bow Street Raingauge, against a full-month average of 21.5 rain days.
Rainfall data: Natural Resources Wales 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 Aberystwyth — local rainfall can vary over short distances. The centre of Aberystwyth is the Ordnance Survey Open Names point for the city or town. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (OGL v3.0).
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