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How much rain fell in Axminster, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Axminster, heaviest in the hour to Tue 03:00 (0.8mm).
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.
Chance of rain in Axminster
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 75% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 04:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 2.6 km from Axminster. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Axminster | 0.0km | 0.9mm | 80.8mm | 131.2mm | 16.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Marshwood nr Marshwood | 8.2km | 2.1mm | 67.7mm | 104.4mm | 12.7mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Thorncombe nr Thorncombe | 9.3km | 0.6mm | 78.8mm | 121.2mm | 11.2mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 29.2mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Axminster, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 835 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 818 mm by the same date in an average year (2009–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,445 mm). Driest: 2011 (720 mm). Average: 1,112 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 local rain gauges, for UTC days; one gauge can catch much more than the average. 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.
Axminster gets about 1,104 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 130 mm; driest July, 65 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), 0.7 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: Weycroft Bridge, 3.5 km away: 0.62 m Rising ▲.
Every gauge on the River Axe →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Axminster's monitored area.
11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Axminster's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 9 report not discharging, and 1 has 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: © South West 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.
Town in Devon, England
Axminster is a market town and civil parish on the eastern border of the county of Devon in England. It is 28 miles (45 km) from the county town of Exeter. The town is built on a hill overlooking the River Axe which heads towards the English Channel at Axmouth, and is in the East Devon local government district. At the 2011 census, the parish had a population of 6,557, increasing to 8,118 at the 2021 census. The town contains two electoral wards whose combined population is 8,125. The market is still held every Thursday.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.9mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Axminster.
October so far: 118.0mm vs 135.3mm October average — 13% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Axminster is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Axminster's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Axminster, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2009, with 1,445 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,112 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 720 mm.
6 Jul 2012: 72.9 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 83.0 mm at one of them. Records since 21 Feb 2008.
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 Axminster's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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