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How much rain fell in Exeter, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Exeter, heaviest in the hour to Tue 03:00 (0.5mm).
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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
Chance of rain in Exeter
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm, 75% chance of more than 4 mm and 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: more than 95% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Mon 26 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point under 1 km from Exeter. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Exeter | 0.0km | 0.5mm | 52.4mm | 72.3mm | 4.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Woodbury nr Woodbury | 7.1km | 1.2mm | 59.2mm | 85.3mm | 4.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr East Devon nr East Devon | 8.4km | 0.4mm | 55.6mm | 79.4mm | 8.6mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 21.1mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Exeter, against a full-month average of 18.1 rain days (based on 4 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 771 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 665 mm by the same date in an average year (2010–2025) — 16% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,246 mm). Driest: 2011 (542 mm). Average: 898 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 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.
Exeter gets about 826 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 97 mm; driest July, 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), 1.8 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
Nearest gauge on it: Trews Weir, 3.9 km away: 3.66 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Exe →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Exeter's monitored area.
61 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Exeter's monitored area. None of the 60 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has 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.
City in Devon, England
Exeter is a cathedral city and the county town of Devon in South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately 36 mi (58 km) northeast of Plymouth and 65 mi (105 km) southwest of Bristol. In 2024, Exeter had a population of 137,894, making it the second largest settlement in Devon after Plymouth. Under local government restructuring plans Exeter will, with the addition of parishes from East Devon, Teignbridge and Mid Devon, become the Exeter unitary authority from 2028.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.4mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Exeter.
October so far: 93.7mm vs 103.2mm October average — 9% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Exeter is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Exeter's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Exeter, against a full-month average of 18.1 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2010, with 1,246 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 898 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 542 mm.
12 May 2021: 51.0 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 60.1 mm at one of them. Records since 20 Feb 2009.
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 Exeter's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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