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Rainfall in Caen

How much rain fell in Caen, Highland? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauge, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Kilphedir, 0.0km from the centre of Caen's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
0.0mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
28.2mm
Last 7 days
73.2mm
October so far
5.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 25.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Caen, heaviest in the hour to Sun 11:00 (3.3mm).

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).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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Nearest rain gauges to Caen

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Kilphedir 0.0km 0.0mm 28.2mm 73.2mm 5.2mm

Last 30 days at Kilphedir

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 20.2mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Kilphedir.

Rainfall year by year: northern Scotland

The rain gauges near Caen 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 (2,220 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,275 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Caen

Caen gets about 1,159 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 132 mm; driest July, 68 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), 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Caen

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Caen

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Caen's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Caen

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Caen's monitored area. None of them has a live status we can show right now.

Sewage & storm overflows →

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.

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Caen yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Kilphedir, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Caen (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Caen?

October so far: 73.2mm, from Kilphedir, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Caen (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Caen?

Kilphedir is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Caen'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 Caen's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.