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How much rain fell in Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 1.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Chapel-en-le-Frith, heaviest in the hour to 09:00 (0.6mm).
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 Chapel-en-le-Frith | 0.0km | 1.8mm | 62.6mm | 140.3mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Hayfield nr Hayfield | 8.7km | 2.6mm | 60.6mm | 137.6mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough nr Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough | 10.0km | 2.4mm | 75.6mm | 191.2mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 23.8mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chapel-en-le-Frith, against a full-month average of 21.2 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 898 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 934 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2019 (1,517 mm). Driest: 2003 (851 mm). Average: 1,201 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 6 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.
Chapel-en-le-Frith gets about 1,290 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 148 mm; driest May, 76 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), 2.1 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: Goytside Farm, 8.3 km away: 0.78 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Goyt →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Chapel-en-le-Frith's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Chapel-en-le-Frith'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: © 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.
Town in Derbyshire, England
Chapel-en-le-Frith is a town and civil parish, in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.0mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Chapel-en-le-Frith.
October so far: 141.9mm vs 119.9mm October average — 18% wetter. Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Chapel-en-le-Frith is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Chapel-en-le-Frith'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 Chapel-en-le-Frith, against a full-month average of 21.2 rain days.
2019 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,517 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,201 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 851 mm.
27 Jul 2013: 60.1 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 72.2 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 Chapel-en-le-Frith's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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