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Rainfall in Dumfries

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

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Dumfries, all reporting in the last two days. The nearest is Townfoot (Glencaple), 8.7km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.

0.1mm

Yesterday (24 Sep 2026)

10.2mm

Last 7 days

–

September so far

3.1mm

Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Dumfries (under 0.2mm).

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).

Nearest rain gauges to Dumfries

Gauge	Distance	Yesterday	7 days	September	Today
Townfoot (Glencaple) nr Glencaple	8.7km	0.2mm	7.8mm	–	3.0mm
Newtonairds nr Holywood	9.2km	0.0mm	12.4mm	–	3.4mm
Merton Bank Lochmaben nr Lochmaben	13.0km	0.2mm	10.4mm	–	3.0mm

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

Daily totals 26 Aug–24 Sep. Wettest day: 9.3mm. Striped days have no daily total from these gauges (missing data, not a dry day).

Rain days this September

12 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this September at Townfoot (Glencaple).

Average rainfall in Dumfries

Dumfries gets about 1,247 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 143 mm; driest April, 69 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
140	106	87	69	69	77	88	102	97	143	134	135

Monthly averages in mm. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.3 km from the centre of Dumfries. 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.

More for Dumfries

Townfoot (Glencaple) — full gauge history → Newtonairds — full gauge history → Merton Bank Lochmaben — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Dumfries and Galloway →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Dumfries yesterday?

0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (24 Sep 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Dumfries.

Is this month wetter than normal in Dumfries?

The gauges near Dumfries do not have a complete record for September yet, so no month total is shown.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Dumfries?

Townfoot (Glencaple) is the nearest rain gauge, 8.7km from the centre of Dumfries. 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 Dumfries — local rainfall can vary over short distances. The centre of Dumfries is the Ordnance Survey Open Names point for the city or town. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (OGL v3.0).

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