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How much rain fell in Camborne, Cornwall? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Camborne (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Tue 23:05 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 Camborne | 0.0km | 0.4mm | 71.1mm | 604.2mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Redruth nr Redruth | 4.4km | 1.2mm | 76.7mm | 117.5mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Gwennap nr Gwennap | 10.2km | 2.1mm | 91.8mm | 137.4mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 56.7mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Camborne, against a full-month average of 20.9 rain days (based on 13 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,072 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 858 mm by the same date in an average year (2006–2025) — 25% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2019 (1,347 mm). Driest: 2011 (911 mm). Average: 1,165 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Camborne gets about 1,066 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 130 mm; driest May, 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), 2.2 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Camborne's monitored area.
7 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Camborne's monitored area. None of the 7 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.
Town in Cornwall, England
Camborne is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England. At the 2021 census the population of the parish was 23,831 and the population of the built-up area was 20,450. The town lies about 2 miles (3 km) inland, but the northern boundary of the parish is the coast, including Hell's Mouth and Deadman's Cove. The coast is followed by the South West Coast Path. As well as Camborne itself, the parish also includes a number of hamlets.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.5mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Camborne.
October so far: 229.3mm vs 125.4mm October average — 83% wetter. Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Camborne is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Camborne'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 Camborne, against a full-month average of 20.9 rain days.
2019 was the wettest year in the record since 2006, with 1,347 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,165 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 911 mm.
4 Aug 2013: 56.4 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 69.6 mm at one of them. Records since 3 Jul 2005.
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 Camborne's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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