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How much rain fell in Buttermere, Cumberland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 8.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Buttermere, heaviest in the hour to Wed 07:00 (1.6mm).
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 Buttermere | 0.0km | 4.2mm | 93.4mm | 203.7mm | 5.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Above Derwent nr Above Derwent | 5.1km | 10.2mm | 149.6mm | 358.5mm | 10.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ennerdale Bridge nr Ennerdale Bridge | 9.6km | 8.0mm | 93.9mm | 254.2mm | 1.8mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 42.3mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Buttermere, against a full-month average of 22.7 rain days (based on 3 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,890 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 1,853 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 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: 2015 (2,954 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,803 mm). Average: 2,467 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.
Buttermere gets about 1,735 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 197 mm; driest April, 91 mm). That is wetter 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), 2.4 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: Kingfisher, Cockermouth, 9.0 km away: 1.49 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Derwent →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Buttermere's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Buttermere's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not 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: © United Utilities 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.
Lake in Cumbria, England
Buttermere is a lake in the Lake District in North West England. It has an area of 0.9 square kilometres (0.35 sq mi), a length of approximately 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), a maximum width of 0.54 kilometres (0.34 mi), a maximum depth of 28.6 metres (94 ft), and a surface elevation of 100.3 metres (329 ft) above sea level. Its primary outflow is Buttermere Dubs, a short stream which connects the lake to Crummock Water. From Crummock Water the River Cocker flows to Cockermouth, where it joins the River Derwent and finally enters the Irish Sea at Workington. The lake is in the unitary authority of Cumberland, and the ceremonial county of Cumbria.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
10.1mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Buttermere.
October so far: 296.5mm vs 248.2mm October average — 19% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Buttermere is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Buttermere's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Buttermere, against a full-month average of 22.7 rain days.
2015 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,954 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 2,467 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 1,803 mm.
7 Jan 2005: 103.8 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 164.4 mm at one of them. Records since 1 Jan 2000.
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 Buttermere's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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