Home › Rainfall › Croyde

Rainfall in Croyde

How much rain fell in Croyde, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Croyde's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 99.7mm to 179.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Croyde, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.7mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
72.0mm
Last 7 days
132.7mm
October so far
vs 125.1mm avg — 6% wetter
15.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 6.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Croyde, heaviest in the hour to Tue 02:00 (0.9mm).

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.

🏠 Thinking of buying in Croyde? Get the Property Flood-Risk Report for any Croyde postcode — official risk band, recorded floods since 1946, warning history, river behaviour and nearby storm overflows. £19 one-off, instant. Learn more →
⚠️ Yesterday's 1.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr Bideford was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 57.5% of 555 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Croyde

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Croyde 0.0km 0.1mm 60.9mm 119.0mm 12.5mm
Rainfall gauge nr Ilfracombe nr Ilfracombe 10.5km 0.5mm 84.6mm 179.4mm 24.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Bideford nr Bideford 12.3km 1.5mm 70.6mm 99.7mm 8.7mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 32.6mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Croyde, against a full-month average of 21.5 rain days (based on 4 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Croyde

2026 so far: 771 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 913 mm by the same date in an average year (2012–2025) — 16% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,525 mm). Driest: 2022 (988 mm). Average: 1,240 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Croyde

Wettest days since 2011

  1. 69.0 mm 25 Oct 2019up to 80.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 65.0 mm 15 Apr 2025up to 72.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 53.0 mm 23 Nov 2024 · Storm Bertup to 65.9 mm at one gauge
  4. 49.5 mm 14 Sep 2015up to 52.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 47.2 mm 1 Aug 2016up to 66.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 71.6 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 54.2 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 49.2 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  4. 46.5 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 44.0 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013

Daily totals are the average of 3 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.

Average rainfall in Croyde

Croyde gets about 1,035 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 124 mm; driest April, 62 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), 4.7 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 Croyde

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Croyde

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 Croyde's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Croyde

4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Croyde's monitored area. None of the 4 with a live status is discharging right now.

The most spills in 2025

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: © 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.

About Croyde

Croyde
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Devon, England

Croyde is a village on the west-facing coastline of North Devon, England. The village lies on the South West Coast Path near Baggy Point, which is owned by the National Trust. It lies within the North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Croyde yesterday?

0.7mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Croyde.

Is this month wetter than normal in Croyde?

October so far: 132.7mm vs 125.1mm October average — 6% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Croyde?

Rainfall gauge nr Croyde is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Croyde's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Croyde had this month?

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Croyde, against a full-month average of 21.5 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Croyde?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2012, with 1,525 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,240 mm a year. The driest was 2022, with 988 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Croyde?

25 Oct 2019: 69.0 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 80.2 mm at one of them. Records since 18 Oct 2011.

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 Croyde's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.