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Rainfall in Holywood

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

The average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Holywood's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 148.8mm to 149.8mm. The nearest is Newtonairds, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
29.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
45.8mm
Last 7 days
149.3mm
October so far
26.8mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 4.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Holywood, heaviest in the hour to Sun 02:00 (1.1mm).

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 33.4mm at Newtonairds was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 38 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 25.4mm at Corsock was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 41 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 28.0mm at Capenoch Raingauge No2 was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 35 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Holywood

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Newtonairds 0.0km 33.4mm 51.0mm 148.8mm 25.2mm
Corsock nr Corsock 13.7km 25.4mm 40.6mm 149.8mm 28.4mm
Capenoch Raingauge No2 nr Penpont 15.0km 28.0mm 42.0mm 105.2mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 2 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 29.4mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Newtonairds.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Holywood 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 Holywood

Holywood gets about 1,445 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 162 mm; driest May, 84 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), 2.8 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Holywood

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Holywood

Nearest river gauges

Fiddlers Ford Cluden Water · 4.0 km 1.43 m Rising ▲ Friars Carse Nith · 6.2 km 1.69 m Rising ▲ Greensands Nith · 8.7 km 0.75 m Rising ▲ Whitesands Nith · 9.3 km 1.15 m Rising ▲ Capenoch Scar Water · 14.8 km 2.50 m Rising ▲ Drumlanrig Nith · 19.6 km 2.87 m Rising ▲

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Holywood's monitored area.

About Holywood

Holywood, Dumfries and Galloway
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Human settlement in Scotland

Holywood is a village and civil parish in the historical county of Dumfriesshire in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The village of Holywood was developed in the mid twentieth century. In 1949 eighteen houses were built by the county council and followed shortly after by another 38.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

More for Holywood

Newtonairds — full gauge history → Corsock — full gauge history → Capenoch Raingauge No2 — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Dumfries and Galloway →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Holywood yesterday?

29.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Holywood.

Is this month wetter than normal in Holywood?

October so far: 149.3mm, from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Holywood. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Holywood?

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