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Rainfall in Kilmelford

How much rain fell in Kilmelford, Argyll and Bute? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest SEPA rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Clachan-Seil, 7.7km from the centre of Kilmelford's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
0.2mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
11.4mm
Last 7 days
85.6mm
October so far
7.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 16.7mm of rain forecast for the area around Kilmelford, heaviest in the hour to Sun 01:00 (1.3mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Kilmelford

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Clachan-Seil nr Clachan-Seil 7.7km 0.2mm 11.4mm 85.6mm 7.0mm
Dunstaffnage nr Dunbeg 20.6km 0.0mm 8.4mm 114.6mm 17.6mm

Last 30 days at Clachan-Seil

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 14.0mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Clachan-Seil.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Kilmelford 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 Kilmelford

Kilmelford gets about 2,140 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month January, 240 mm; driest June, 120 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), 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 Kilmelford

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Kilmelford

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 Kilmelford's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Kilmelford

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Kilmelford's monitored area. 1 is discharging now.

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 Kilmelford

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

Human settlement in Scotland

Kilmelford is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Kilmelford yesterday?

0.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Clachan-Seil, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Kilmelford (7.7km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Kilmelford?

October so far: 85.6mm, from Clachan-Seil, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Kilmelford (7.7km away). There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Kilmelford?

Clachan-Seil is the nearest rain gauge, 7.7km from the centre of Kilmelford'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 Kilmelford's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.