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Rainfall in Dalbeattie

How much rain fell in Dalbeattie, Dumfries and Galloway? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Dalbeattie's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 127.2mm to 151.0mm. The nearest is Dalbeattie STW, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
29.2mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
40.5mm
Last 7 days
139.1mm
October so far
30.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 2.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Dalbeattie, heaviest in the hour to Sun 05:00 (0.5mm).

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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⚠️ Yesterday's 26.4mm at Dalbeattie STW was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 32 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 32.0mm at Portling was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 34 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 28.4mm at Kirkcudbright Raingauge was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 34 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Dalbeattie

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Dalbeattie STW 0.0km 26.4mm 37.6mm 151.0mm 37.4mm
Portling nr Sandyhills 7.5km 32.0mm 43.4mm 127.2mm 23.2mm
Kirkcudbright Raingauge nr Kirkcudbright 16.2km 28.4mm 42.6mm 147.4mm 32.2mm

Last 30 days (average of 2 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 29.2mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Dalbeattie STW.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Dalbeattie 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 Dalbeattie

Dalbeattie gets about 1,350 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 150 mm; driest May, 75 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), 2.5 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Dalbeattie

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Dalbeattie

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 Dalbeattie's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Dalbeattie

6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Dalbeattie's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 5 report not discharging.

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.

About Dalbeattie

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

Town in Dumfries and Galloway

Dalbeattie (, Scots: Dawbeattie, Scottish Gaelic: Dail Bheithe meaning 'haugh of the birch', or Dail Bhàite 'drowned haugh' is a town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Historically part of Kirkcudbrightshire, it is in a wooded valley on the Urr Water 4 miles east of Castle Douglas and 12 miles south west of Dumfries. It had a population of 4,137 in 2022.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Dalbeattie yesterday?

29.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Dalbeattie.

Is this month wetter than normal in Dalbeattie?

October so far: 139.1mm, from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Dalbeattie. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Dalbeattie?

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