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How much rain fell in Dousland, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 4.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Dousland, heaviest in the hour to Tue 03:00 (1.3mm).
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).
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 Dousland | 0.0km | 0.6mm | 105.2mm | 156.2mm | 17.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Princetown nr Princetown | 6.9km | 2.2mm | 129.2mm | 200.2mm | 20.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lee Moor nr Lee Moor | 7.6km | 0.2mm | 106.9mm | 185.0mm | 21.0mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 51.9mm.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Dousland, against a full-month average of 22.0 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,303 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 1,197 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 9% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (2,067 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,071 mm). Average: 1,628 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
Daily totals are the average of 8 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.
Dousland gets about 1,525 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 181 mm; driest May, 86 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), 2.0 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
Nearest gauge on it: Ludbrook, 6.3 km away: 0.73 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Tavy →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Dousland's monitored area.
14 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Dousland's monitored area. 7 are discharging now, 5 report not discharging, and 2 have no current status.
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.
Village in Devon, England
Dousland is a small settlement in Devon, England. It is near the A386 road at Yelverton and is 10 kilometres (6 mi) northeast of the city of Plymouth by road. The northern part of the settlement is in Walkhampton parish, along the B3212 road from Yelverton to Princetown, and the southern part is in Meavy parish, along the road towards Meavy. Dousland is within the boundary of Dartmoor National Park.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
3.0mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km of Dousland.
October so far: 178.2mm vs 184.8mm October average — 4% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Dousland is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Dousland's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Dousland, against a full-month average of 22.0 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,067 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,628 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 1,071 mm.
18 Dec 2022: 73.2 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 104.8 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 Dousland's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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