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How much rain fell in Cheddar, Somerset? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Cheddar, heaviest in the hour to Tue 04:00 (0.8mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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.
Chance of rain in Cheddar
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 65% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 04:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 2.2 km from Cheddar. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Cheddar | 0.0km | 1.6mm | 91.2mm | 130.0mm | 18.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Priddy nr Priddy | 8.6km | 3.0mm | 104.8mm | 150.4mm | 14.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Cossington nr Cossington | 11.0km | 2.8mm | 58.8mm | 84.1mm | 12.9mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 36.4mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Cheddar, against a full-month average of 19.4 rain days (based on 15 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 784 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 724 mm by the same date in an average year (2008–2025) — 8% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,302 mm). Driest: 2010 (592 mm). Average: 954 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 4 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.
Cheddar gets about 883 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 96 mm; driest April, 56 mm). That is drier 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), 1.5 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Cheddar's monitored area.
8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Cheddar's monitored area. 3 are 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: © Wessex 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.
Village in Somerset, England
Cheddar is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Somerset. It is situated on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, 9 miles (14 km) north-west of Wells, 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Weston-super-Mare and 18 miles (29 km) south-west of Bristol. The civil parish includes the hamlets of Nyland and Bradley Cross. The parish had a population of 5,755 in 2011 and an acreage of 8,592 acres (3,477 ha) as of 1961.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.4mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Cheddar.
October so far: 133.0mm vs 103.4mm October average — 29% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Cheddar is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Cheddar's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Cheddar, against a full-month average of 19.4 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2008, with 1,302 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 954 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 592 mm.
23 Sep 2012: 58.0 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 63.2 mm at one of them. Records since 27 Dec 2001.
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 Cheddar's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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