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How much rain fell in Chagford, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 3.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Chagford, heaviest in the hour to Tue 03:00 (2.6mm).
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 West Devon (south-west) nr West Devon | 2.8km | 0.8mm | 159.5mm | 231.2mm | 16.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (south) nr West Devon | 6.8km | 24.5mm | 128.7mm | 177.0mm | 12.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (north-west) nr West Devon | 9.8km | 0.3mm | 135.6mm | 182.0mm | 11.7mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 48.1mm.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (south-west), against a full-month average of 24.5 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,339 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 1,209 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 11% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (2,154 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,031 mm). Average: 1,649 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 8 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.
Chagford gets about 1,967 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 270 mm; driest June, 100 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), 1.7 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: Chagford Drogo Iron Bridge, 7.2 km away: 1.38 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Teign →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Chagford's monitored area.
6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Chagford's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 5 report not discharging.
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
Chagford is a market town and civil parish on the north-east edge of Dartmoor, in Devon, England, close to the River Teign and the A382, 4 miles (6 km) west of Moretonhampstead. The name is derived from chag, meaning gorse or broom, and the ford suffix indicates its importance as a crossing place. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,539, which was slightly more than the 1,449 recorded at the 2011 census.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
3.5mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 11 rain gauges within 15km of Chagford.
October so far: 168.3mm vs 187.4mm October average — 10% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 11 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (south-west) is the nearest rain gauge, 2.8km from the centre of Chagford's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Devon (south-west), against a full-month average of 24.5 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,154 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,649 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 1,031 mm.
23 Nov 2024: 79.8 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 99.3 mm at one of them, during Storm Bert. 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 Chagford's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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