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Rainfall in Dunbar

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

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Dunbar's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 61.2mm to 74.8mm. The nearest is Dunbar, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
45.0mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
53.2mm
Last 7 days
69.0mm
October so far
3.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Dunbar (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).

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 50.2mm at Dunbar was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 23 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 49.4mm at Nunraw Abbey was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 25 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 37.4mm at North Berwick (Kingston) was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 23 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Dunbar

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Dunbar 0.0km 50.2mm 60.2mm 74.6mm 2.6mm
Nunraw Abbey nr Garvald 12.0km 49.4mm 58.6mm 74.8mm 2.2mm
North Berwick (Kingston) nr North Berwick 13.2km 37.4mm 45.0mm 65.2mm 5.8mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 45.0mm.

Rain days this October

11 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Dunbar.

Rainfall year by year: eastern Scotland

The rain gauges near Dunbar 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: 2002 (1,441 mm). Driest: 2003 (841 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Dunbar

Dunbar gets about 690 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 71 mm; driest April, 38 mm). That is drier 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), 1.6 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 Dunbar

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Dunbar

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 Dunbar's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Dunbar

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Dunbar's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 2 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 Dunbar

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

Town in East Lothian, Scotland

Dunbar is a coastal town and former royal burgh on the North Sea coast in East Lothian in the south-east of Scotland, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Edinburgh and 30 miles (48 km) from the English border north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It had a population of 10,777 in 2022.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Dunbar yesterday?

45.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Dunbar.

Is this month wetter than normal in Dunbar?

October so far: 69.0mm, from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Dunbar. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Dunbar?

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