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Rainfall in Clachan-Seil

How much rain fell in Clachan-Seil, Argyll and Bute? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Clachan-Seil, 0.0km from the centre of Clachan-Seil's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
0.2mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
11.4mm
Last 7 days
85.6mm
October so far
7.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 3.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Clachan-Seil, heaviest in the hour to 20:00 (0.8mm).

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 Clachan-Seil

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Clachan-Seil 0.0km 0.2mm 11.4mm 85.6mm 7.0mm
Dunstaffnage nr Dunbeg 19.1km 0.0mm 8.4mm 114.6mm 17.6mm

Last 30 days at Clachan-Seil

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 14.0mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Clachan-Seil.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Clachan-Seil 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: 2011 (2,280 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,368 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Clachan-Seil

Clachan-Seil gets about 1,734 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 190 mm; driest May, 98 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), 0.7 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Clachan-Seil

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Clachan-Seil

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 Clachan-Seil's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Clachan-Seil

7 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Clachan-Seil's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, and 6 have no current status.

Discharging now, then the most spills in the latest annual return

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 Clachan-Seil yesterday?

0.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Clachan-Seil, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Clachan-Seil (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Clachan-Seil?

October so far: 85.6mm, from Clachan-Seil, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Clachan-Seil (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Clachan-Seil?

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