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How much rain fell in Ilfracombe, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Ilfracombe, heaviest in the hour to 18:00 (0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 Ilfracombe
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: 50% chance of more than 1 mm, 10% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 50% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 16:40 on Tue 27 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 3.3 km from Ilfracombe. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Ilfracombe | 0.0km | 24.8mm | 108.6mm | 183.2mm | 3.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr North Devon nr North Devon | 9.1km | 17.2mm | 104.9mm | 174.7mm | 3.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Croyde nr Croyde | 10.5km | 12.5mm | 73.1mm | 121.3mm | 2.3mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 34.8mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ilfracombe, against a full-month average of 21.7 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near Ilfracombe 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: 2000 (1,619 mm). Driest: 2003 (959 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Ilfracombe gets about 1,311 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 149 mm; driest April, 72 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), 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 Discharging now
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Ilfracombe's monitored area.
6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Ilfracombe's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 5 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
Ilfracombe is a seaside town and civil parish on the North Devon coast, England, with a small harbour surrounded by cliffs.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
19.3mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Ilfracombe.
October so far: 156.8mm vs 141.2mm October average — 11% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Ilfracombe is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Ilfracombe's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ilfracombe, against a full-month average of 21.7 rain days.
15 Apr 2025: 50.6 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 72.0 mm at one of them. Records since 6 Aug 2021.
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 Ilfracombe's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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