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Rainfall in Dunbeg

How much rain fell in Dunbeg, Argyll and Bute? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Dunstaffnage, 0.0km from the centre of Dunbeg's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
0.0mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
8.4mm
Last 7 days
114.6mm
October so far
17.6mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 13.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Dunbeg, heaviest in the hour to 21:00 (1.5mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Dunbeg

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Dunstaffnage 0.0km 0.0mm 8.4mm 114.6mm 17.6mm
Clachan-Seil nr Clachan-Seil 19.1km 0.2mm 11.4mm 85.6mm 7.0mm

Last 30 days at Dunstaffnage

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 22.8mm.

Rain days this October

22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Dunstaffnage.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Dunbeg 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 Dunbeg

Dunbeg gets about 1,789 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 213 mm; driest April, 96 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), 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 Dunbeg

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Dunbeg

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 Dunbeg's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Dunbeg

5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Dunbeg's monitored area. None of the 4 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.

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 Dunbeg

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

Human settlement in Scotland

Dunbeg, formerly known as Dunstaffnage, is a village about 2+1⁄2 miles (4 km) outside of Oban, Scotland. It has a population of just under 1,000. It is home to the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), one of the primary marine science centres in the UK. Also near Dunbeg is Dunstaffnage Castle, part of the Campbell Clan and is owned by the Captain of Dunstaffnage.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Dunbeg yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Dunstaffnage, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Dunbeg (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Dunbeg?

October so far: 114.6mm, from Dunstaffnage, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Dunbeg (0.0km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Dunbeg?

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