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How much rain fell in Boscastle, Cornwall? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 7.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Boscastle, heaviest in the hour to Tue 01:00 (2.9mm).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Boscastle | 0.0km | 0.6mm | 96.4mm | 152.8mm | 14.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Otterham Station nr Otterham Station | 5.9km | 0.6mm | 97.2mm | 157.8mm | 16.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr St Teath nr St Teath | 10.2km | 0.1mm | 80.0mm | 127.0mm | 12.9mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 35.6mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Boscastle, against a full-month average of 21.2 rain days (based on 18 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,097 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 976 mm by the same date in an average year (2007–2025) — 12% wetter.
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: 2023 (1,573 mm). Driest: 2010 (985 mm). Average: 1,330 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.
Boscastle gets about 1,168 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 137 mm; driest May, 62 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), 3.4 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
Nearest gauge on it: Trengune, 9.7 km away: 0.40 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Ottery →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Boscastle's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Boscastle's monitored area. None of the 3 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: © 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.
Village and port in Cornwall, England
Boscastle is a village and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of Forrabury and Minster. It is 14 miles (23 km) south of Bude and 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Tintagel. The harbour is a natural inlet protected by two stone harbour walls built in 1584 by Sir Richard Grenville and is the only significant harbour for 20 miles (32 km) along the coast. The village extends up the valleys of the River Valency and River Jordan. Heavy rainfall on 16 August 2004 caused extensive damage to the village.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.5mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Boscastle.
October so far: 144.4mm vs 137.4mm October average — 5% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Boscastle is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Boscastle's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Boscastle, against a full-month average of 21.2 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2007, with 1,573 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,330 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 985 mm.
16 Jul 2009: 66.5 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 85.6 mm at one of them. Records since 4 Apr 2006.
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 Boscastle's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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