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How much rain fell in Honiton, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Honiton (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Honiton | 0.0km | 14.0mm | 96.0mm | 143.9mm | 6.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ottery St Mary nr Ottery St Mary | 6.2km | 9.6mm | 82.8mm | 121.4mm | 2.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Stockland nr Stockland | 7.8km | 13.3mm | 95.5mm | 138.6mm | 8.7mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 29.3mm.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Honiton, against a full-month average of 20.9 rain days (based on 1 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 888 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 835 mm by the same date in an average year (2009–2025) — 6% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,478 mm). Driest: 2011 (761 mm). Average: 1,139 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 8 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.
Honiton gets about 1,190 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 141 mm; driest July, 67 mm). That is close to 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), 0.8 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Whitford Bridge, 9.5 km away: 0.55 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Axe →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Honiton's monitored area.
13 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Honiton's monitored area. 2 are discharging now, 11 report not discharging.
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.
Town in Devon, England
Honiton is a market town and civil parish in East Devon, situated close to the River Otter, 17 miles (27 km) north east of Exeter in the county of Devon. Honiton has a population estimated at 12,154.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
12.4mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Honiton.
October so far: 128.3mm vs 129.6mm October average — 1% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Honiton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Honiton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
22 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Honiton, against a full-month average of 20.9 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2009, with 1,478 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,139 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 761 mm.
6 Jul 2012: 72.8 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 83.0 mm at one of them. Records since 21 Feb 2008.
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 Honiton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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