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Rainfall in Dundee

How much rain fell in Dundee, Dundee City? 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 Dundee's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 61.2mm to 84.4mm. The nearest is Baluniefield, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
24.1mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
45.7mm
Last 7 days
71.9mm
October so far
8.9mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Dundee, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (0.3mm).

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).

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 25.0mm at Baluniefield was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 27 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 16.6mm at Mylnefield was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 24 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 30.8mm at Carmyllie-Hume Farm 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 Dundee

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Baluniefield 0.0km 25.0mm 44.0mm 70.2mm 9.0mm
Mylnefield nr Invergowrie 10.7km 16.6mm 36.8mm 61.2mm 8.6mm
Carmyllie-Hume Farm nr Greystone 14.3km 30.8mm 56.2mm 84.4mm 9.2mm

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

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 24.1mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Baluniefield.

Rainfall year by year: eastern Scotland

The rain gauges near Dundee 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 Dundee

Dundee gets about 775 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 88 mm; driest April, 49 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), 1.7 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 Dundee

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Dundee

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 Dundee's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Dundee

10 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Dundee's monitored area. 2 are discharging now, 7 report not discharging, and 1 has no current status.

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 Dundee

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

City and council area in Scotland

Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland. The 2020 mid-year population estimate for the locality was 148,210. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Dundee yesterday?

24.1mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Dundee.

Is this month wetter than normal in Dundee?

October so far: 71.9mm, from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Dundee. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Dundee?

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